prone
/pɹoʊn/
adjectiveverb
Lying face-down.
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Adjective 4 meanings
Lying face-down.
“prone position”
Of the hand, forearm or foot: turned facing away from the body; with the thumb inward or big toe downward.
Having a downward inclination or slope.
Shooting from a position while lying down.
Verb 1 meaning
To place in a prone position, to place face down.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English prone, proone, proon, from Latin prōnus (“turned forward, bent or inclined”), from prō (“forward”).
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Opposite
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PRONE at a glance
PRONE has 5 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (P 3 + R 1 + O 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,839 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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