bare bones


describing an item that has only the most basic and necessary features to it; strictly functional; utilitarian
i looked into getting an upgrade for my cell phone, told the sales rep i just wanted something bare bones (i.e. a unit strictly for making/receiving telephone calls).

turns out that’s impossible these days, since even the most basic phones have cameras and mp3 players as standard features now!
a simple computer that you can buy that usually includes the motherboard, case, a stick of ram, and a floppy drive. you need to buy other components such as the operating system to make it work.
i bought a barebone system from a local computer store last week.
a basic computer system, typically features the ch-ssis (housing-case), motherboard, a stick of ram, and a floppy disk drive].
if your budget is low, a barebone system is usually a good choice to buy, because it only costs half as much as a pre-built system if you buy the rest of the parts at a used computer store.
1. the name of the parliament created by oliver cromwell in the 1600’s as a result of monarchy being removed.
2. an extension of the word “bare”, meaning lots of, or excessive amounts of.
1.oliver cromwell set up the barebones parliament.
2. rob:hey bro, you got any money you can lend me?
allen: yeah! i got barebones!
when boning with no condom or no lube
that horse just bareboned that cameron porter

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