173 entries under noun topic. ×

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foundation(organization, support, hold, cause)
15
base(organization, support, action, hold)
13
groundwork(organization, support, hold, cause)
12
basis(support, action, cause, start)
11
support(organization, support, action, stay)
8
bottom(support, cause, start, substance)
8
buttress(support, hold, block, back)
8
footing(organization, support, action, hold)
8
prop(support, hold, block, back)
7
brace(support, hold, block, back)
7
fundament(support, rest, base, foundation)
6
backing(verb, adjective, support, action)
6
bedrock(support, action, cause, start)
6
infrastructure(organization, support, action, cause)
6
substructure(organization, support, hold, block)
5
column(support, hold, block, back)
5
ground(support, cause, start, substance)
5
root(organization, support, action, cause)
5
stay(support, hold, block, back)
5
substratum(support, action, hold, cause)
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