Word

bare bones, n.

(plural) the most basic facts or elements
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bare bones

sample sentences

"he told us only the bare bones of the story"

semantic pointers

hypernym

center, substance, core, essence, heart, sum, kernel, centre, gist, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, nitty-gritty

domain of synset (usage)

plural, plural form colloquialism