noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A very lean person, especially one whose bones show through the skin.
2. 2
   Something that contains solely the essentials; something that fits the bare minimum. broadly

Etymology

From bare + bone.

Related phrases

bare bones

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