home r Harold Diaz recumbent re⋅cum⋅bent [ri-kuhm-buhnt] –adjective 1. lying down; reclining; leaning. 2. inactive; idle. 3. Zoology, Botany. noting a part that leans or reposes upon its surface of origin. –noun 4. a recumbent person, animal, plant, etc. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z rack rain ray rainbow raze radio read reach record recumbent rabbit red-rev rat