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Word entry · 5 letters

prone

Best crossword clue

"Lying face down"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /pɹəʊn/Part of speech adjectiveSorted enoprStarts with PEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
1P2R3O4N5E

Definitions

  1. lying face downward

Word origin

From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).

Used in a sentence

  • prone position
  • The hand is in the prone position typically when using a keyboard; and the forearm is then also in the prone position; when the foot is resting on the inner side of the sole, it is in the prone position.
  • prone to failure

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