bulwark

Main Entry:
bulwark [bool-werk, -wawrk, buhl-]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fortification, support
Synonyms: barrier, bastion, buffet, buttress, citadel, defense, embankment, fort, fortress, guard, mainstay, outwork, parapet, partition, protection, rampart, redoubt, safeguard, security, stronghold, vallation
Antonyms: weak point
Main Entry: bastion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: support; fortified place
Synonyms: breastwork, bulwark, citadel, defense, fortification, fortress, mainstay, parapet, prop, protection, rock, stronghold, support, tower of strength
Antonyms: weak spot, weakness
Main Entry: bolster
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: help
Synonyms: aid, assist, bear up, boost, brace, buck up, bulwark, buoy, buttress, carry, cushion, help, hold up, maintain, pick up, pillow, prop, reinforce, shore up, stay, strengthen, support, sustain, uphold
Antonyms: hinder, not support, obstruct, prevent, undermine
Main Entry: buffer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: safeguard
Synonyms: bulwark, bumper, cushion, defense, fender, intermediary, screen, shield, shock absorber
Main Entry: buttress
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: support, bolster
Synonyms: back up, beef up, brace, build up, bulwark, carry, jack up, jazz up, prop, reinforce, shore, step up, strengthen, sustain, uphold
Antonyms: let down, weaken
Main Entry: cover
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: protect, guard
Synonyms: bulwark, defend, fend, house, reinforce, safeguard, screen, secure, shelter, shield, watch over
Antonyms: abandon, disregard, forget, ignore, leave alone
Main Entry: defend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: protect
Synonyms: avert, battle, beat off, bulwark, care for, cherish, conserve, contend, cover, entrench, espouse, fend off, fight, fight for, fortify, foster, garrison, guard, guard against, hedge, hold, hold at bay, house, insure, keep safe, look after, maintain, mine, nourish, oppose, panoply, preserve, prevent, provide sanctuary, repel danger, resist, retain, safeguard, save, screen, secure, shelter, shield, stave off, sustain, take in, uphold, war, ward off, watch, watch over, withstand
Antonyms: abandon, attack, desert, leave, quit, relinquish, resign, surrender
Main Entry: defense
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: armament; protection system
Synonyms: aegis, armor, arms, barricade, bastille, bastion, bulwark, buttress, citadel, cover, deterrence, dike, embankment, fastness, fence, fort, fortification, fortress, garrison, guard, immunity, munitions, palisade, parapet, position, protection, rampart, redoubt, resistance, safeguard, security, shelter, shield, stockade, stronghold, trench, wall, ward, warfare, weaponry, weapons
Antonyms: desertion, flight, surrender
Main Entry: fend
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: defend
Synonyms: bulwark, cover, dodge, guard, oppose, parry, protect, repel, resist, safeguard, screen, secure, shield
Antonyms: surrender, yield
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