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The Meaning of prone

  • (a.) Bending forward; inclined; not erect.
  • (a.) Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; -- opposed to supine.
  • (a.) Headlong; running downward or headlong.
  • (a.) Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous; inclined; not level.
  • (a.) Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.

Synonyms

prostrate , flat , addicted , abandoned , devoted , given over , inclined , accustomed , disposed , given up , attached , given , habituated , wedded , inclined(predicate)

Antonyms

vertical , upright , erect , disinclined , averse , indisposed , unaccustomed

Rhymes

acetone , allophone , alone , anemone , anklebone , argonne , arone , athlone , atone , backbone , barbone , baritone , barone , barrone , bastogne , bayonne , bemoan , blackstone , bloodstone , blown , bluestone , boan , boehne , boen , bohn , bohne , bone , bourguignon , bown , bowne , brownstone , calderon , capone , capstone , carbone , carone , catone , chaperone , cheekbone , cherrystone , chiapparone , cicerone , cipollone , cirone , clone , cobblestone , cohn , collarbone , cologne , concepcion , condone , cone , corazon , cornerstone , corporacion , cortisone , crone , curbstone , cyclone , dethrone , diaz-calderon , dictaphone , dijon , disown , doan , doane , doanh , dragone , drone , earphone , eyestone , farone , finestone , firestone , flagstone , flown , fone , francophone , freestone , gallstone , garone , gemstone , gladstone , goldstone , gravestone , greenstone , grindstone , groan , groen , grone , grown , hailstone , halftone , headphone , headstone , hipbone , hoehn , hoehne , hoen , homophone , hone , hormone , intone , jawbone , joan , keystone , kneebone , known , koehn , koehne , koen , kohne , krohn , latrone , leone , limestone , livingstone , loan , lodestone , lone , lupone , malone , mamone , marone , masone , mazon , mcglone , mchone , mckone , mckown , medstone , megaphone , melloan , methadone , microphone , milestone , millstone , milone , mione , moan , moen , mon , monotone , moonstone , oanh , outshone , overblown , overgrown , overtone , own , ozone , palone , paone , pavone , perone , phone , picone , pirone , plohn , postpone , progesterone , ramon , rathbone , raton , redstone , rhinestone , rhone , roan , roane , roen , rone , salone , sandstone , saone , saxophone , scavone , scimone , scone , sewn , sharon , shinbone , shirone , shone , shown , silicone , simone , sloan , sloane , slone , sousaphone , sown , stone , strown , t-bone , telephone , testosterone , throne , thrown , tombstone , tone , touchstone , trombone , trone , tyrone , unbeknown , undertone , unknown , valone , vanstone , varone , videophone , whetstone , wishbone , xylophone , yarchoan , yellowstone , zone