Crossword-Solution: PRONE
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Prone | a. | Bending forward; inclined; not erect. |
| Prone | a. | Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine. |
| Prone | a. | Headlong; running downward or headlong. |
| Prone | a. | Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level. |
| Prone | a. | Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
|---|---|---|
| PRONE | anagram | ORPEN, PERON, PONER |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
RAAE
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Sentences with PRONE (5)
Towards him they bend With awful reverence prone; and as a God Extoll him equal to the highest in Heav’n: Nor fail’d they to express how much they prais’d, That for the general safety he despis’d His own: for neither do the Spirits damn’d Loose all thir vertue; least bad men should boast Thir specious deeds on earth, which glory excites, Or close ambition varnisht o’re with zeal.
Yet was I quits with him and more; one stroke Of my good staff sufficed to fling him clean Out of the chariot seat and laid him prone.
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Xodar and the boy were stretched directly behind me, prone also that we might offer as little resistance to the air as possible.
The moment that the last of the fliers came to rest at the base of the shaft the black-bearded, yellow warriors swarmed over the mass of wreckage upon which they lay, making prisoners of those who were uninjured and occasionally despatching with a sword-thrust one of the wounded who seemed prone to resent their taunts and insults.
Quotes with PRONE (3)
It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they are polar opposites. A coward may be so cowardly that he masks his weakness with some false personification of power. He is afraid to love and to be loved because love tends to strip bare all emotional barricades. Without love, strength and independence are prone to losing every bit of their worth; they become nothing more than a fearful, in…
I am prone to envy. It is one of my three default emotions, the others being greed and rage. I have also experienced compassion and generosity, but only fleetingly and usually while drunk, so I have little memory.
When in doubt, look inwards and honestly count your blessings. We often grumble when things go wrong or when we get hurt. We are prone to crib about what we don’t have and forget to see what we already have. Comparing yourself with the good fortune of others is bound to bring a lot of misery in its wake. If you really want to get into that comparison mood then compare yourself with those who are less fortunate. A man who had just lost his job was sitting dejectedly in his bal…
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NYT, Onion, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 214 times in crossword archives (1962–2025).