prone
41prone — /proʊn / (say prohn) adjective 1. having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger. 2. having the front or ventral part downwards; lying face downwards. 3. lying flat; prostrate. 4. having a downward… …
42prone — adj. 1 a lying face downwards (cf. SUPINE). b lying flat; prostrate. c having the front part downwards, esp. the palm of the hand. 2 (usu. foll. by to, or to + infin.) disposed or liable, esp. to a bad action, condition, etc. (is prone to bite… …
43prone — See prostrate. See prostrate, prone, supine …
44prone — Synonyms and related words: accumbent, acquiescent, agreeable, alacritous, amenable, answerable for, apt, apt to, ardent, bent, calculated to, capable of, compliant, consenting, content, cooperative, couchant, couche, crawling, crouched,… …
45prone´ness — prone «prohn», adjective. 1. inclined; liable: »We are prone to think evil of people we don t like. SYNONYM(S): disposed, apt. 2. lying face down: »to be prone on a bed. 3. lying flat: » …
46prone pressure method — n a method of artificial respiration consisting essentially of alternate pressure and release of pressure on the back of the thorax of the prone patient by means of which water if present is expelled from the lungs and air is allowed to enter… …
47prone to believe — index credulous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
48prone to display of feeling — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
49prone to emotional display — index demonstrative (expressive of emotion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
50prone to error — index fallible Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
