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1 | 99% | 6 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 33% | 8 | Showing a lack of backbone or backbone | |
3 | 32% | 9 | Having an abnormal lateral bend in the backbone | |
Bend In Backbone With Belly Up Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "SUPINE" which means:
- adjective satellite
- • Lying face upward
- • Passive as a result of indolence or indifference noun
- • (grammar) in latin and other languages: a type of verbal noun used in the ablative and accusative cases, which shares the same stem as the passive participle.
- • (grammar) in swedish: a verb form that combines with an inflection of ha to form the present perfect and pluperfect tenses. adjective
- • Lying on its back.
- • Reluctant to take action due to indifference or moral weakness; apathetic or passive towards something.
- • Inclining or leaning backward; inclined, sloping.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He lay supine on the beach, soaking up the sun."
- • "She prefers to sleep in a supine position."
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