Search Result for "bare bones":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (plural) the most basic facts or elements;
- Example: "he told us only the bare bones of the story"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

bare bones \bare" bones`\ (b[^a]r" b[=o]nz`), n.
   the absolute minimum necessary.
   [PJC]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bare bones
    n 1: (plural) the most basic facts or elements; "he told us only
         the bare bones of the story"