BARE BONES

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

(plural) the most basic facts or elements

Example:

he told us only the bare bones of the story

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("bare bones" is a kind of...):

center; centre; core; essence; gist; heart; heart and soul; inwardness; kernel; marrow; meat; nitty-gritty; nub; pith; substance; sum (the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)