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bearing(noun, support, stay, bar, prop)
1
bearing wall
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block(noun, support, hold, back, stay)
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boom(noun, support, stay, bar, prop)
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bracer(noun, support, stay, bar, prop)
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bracing
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cantilever(noun, support, stay, bar, prop)
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caryatid(support, post, pillar, monument)
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cause(noun, support, action, start, reason)
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center(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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chief ingredient(noun, expression, support, action, base)
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collar(noun, hold, block, back, base)
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colonnade(support, post, pillar, monument)
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confirming
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core(noun, support, action, cause, start)
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crux(noun, support, action, cause, start)
1
cylinder(support, post, pillar, monument)
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defending
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