the bare bones



the bare bones

the most basic parts of something, without any detail We believe we have the bare bones of an agreement. Reduced to its bare bones, the theory states that animals adapt to suit their surroundings.
See also: bare, bone

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tomislav-Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
HaileeHAY-leeEnglish (Modern)
I'tidal-Arabic
ErkİN-Turkish
Iggy-English
Pridbor-Medieval Slavic