bare bones

English - Turkish

Definition of bare bones in English Turkish dictionary

temel unsurlar

esaslar

ana hatlar

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English - English

Definition of bare bones in English English dictionary

The essential elements of something, described without going into detail

He had only been taught the bare bones of the system, but carried on regardless.

Only the necessary things, no extras

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

Describes a computer sold pre-assembled, but without certain essential components, often a processor, memory, and hard drive

Emil bought a bare-bones rig and a new CPU at the computer show, then popped in his old hard drive.

Minimalist; lacking that which is not essential

Meals on early space flights were bare-bones affairs; able to supply nutrition, but severely lacking in palatability.

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bare bone

bone stripped of flesh

Turkish pronunciation

ber bōnz

Synonyms

basic, basic facts, core, essential elements, frame, no-frills, skeleton, undercarriage

Pronunciation

/ˈber ˈbōnz/ /ˈbɛr ˈboʊnz/

Etymology

[ 'bar, 'ber ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English bær; akin to Old High German bar naked, Lithuanian basas barefoot.