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present tense third-person singular of bulwark
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(Entry 1 of 2)
to drive danger or attack away from
- vowed to use any means necessary to bulwark the country against attack
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bulwarks
noun
plural of bulwark
Synonyms of bulwarks (Entry 2 of 2)
1
as in ramparts, parapets
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2
as in supports, buttresses
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bulwarks
- anchorages,
- beds,
- braces,
- buttresses,
- frameworks,
- infrastructures,
- mounts,
- props,
- shores,
- stays,
- substrata,
- substructures,
- supports
- bases,
- bedrocks,
- bottoms,
- cornerstones,
- footings,
- foundations,
- grounds,
- groundworks,
- keystones,
- roots,
- underpinnings,
- warp and woofs,
- warps
- assumptions,
- justifications,
- premises
- (also premisses),
- presumptions,
- presuppositions,
- rationales,
- suppositions,
- theories,
- theses,
- warrants
3
as in embankments
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for bulwarks
- barrancas
- (also barrancos),
- bluffs,
- cliffs,
- crags,
- escarpments,
- palisades,
- precipices,
- scarps,
- scars
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“Bulwarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bulwarks. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.
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