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45 entries under backing topic. ×
| foundation(noun, organization, support, hold, cause) | |
| base(noun, organization, support, action, hold) | |
| groundwork(noun, organization, support, hold, cause) | |
| buttress(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| footing(noun, organization, support, action, hold) | |
| prop(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| brace(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| substructure(noun, organization, support, hold, block) | |
| column(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| stay(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| substratum(noun, support, action, hold, cause) | |
| bed(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| reinforcement(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| shore(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| bedding(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| cornerstone(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| pillar(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| abutment(noun, support, hold, block, back) | |
| agency(noun, hold, block, back, base) | |
| back(noun, hold, block, base, foundation) |
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