Appearance
Use device theme  
Dark theme
Light theme

What are bare bones?

What are bare bones? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The essential elements of something, described without going into detail.
Find more words!
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder
Similar Words
Examples
I wrote a story in early 2001 outlining the bare bones of what was known about the Bank, which was very little.
The cropped timespan, 22 minutes in a half hour television broadcast, means that everything must be to the bare bones.
There was a graphic style and a story, or at least the bare bones of one, that were very gripping.
But maybe I'm just a bit old-school, and think it's better just to show the bare bones.
I had lunch, wrote the bare bones of the piece, e-mailed it to the office, drove to HQ, and rewrote the piece.
But this powerful novel forces the reader on board, putting flesh on the bare bones of that well-known story.

See Also

Nearby Definitions
Find Definitions
go
Word Tools Finders & Helpers Apps More Synonyms
Copyright WordHippo © 2024