bare bones

English Thesaurus

1. (plural) the most basic facts or elements (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum,
definition	:	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition)

domain usage	:	plural, plural form,
definition	:	the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)