Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very lean person.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A very
lean person, especially one whosebones show through theskin
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun bone stripped of flesh
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Examples
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The basic building block of a DIY notebook is what's called a barebone system.
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Unfortunately, pricing for the LizardQ system is extremely high, since LizardQ panoramic cameras are available as a "barebone" and as a complete system, the "bare-bone" selling for around 22.100 Euro.
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Building upon the X27's "barebone" configuration, the X2700B fills one of the two empty bays with a 2. 5-inch, 160GB hard disk drive (HDD).
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Building upon the X27's "barebone" configuration, the X270V fills one of the two empty bays with a 2. 5-inch, 160GB hard disk drive (HDD), while the other bay is designed to hold a slimline 5. 25-inch DVD burner optical disk drive.
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The car gets completely stripped down to where it's barebone naked.
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We already have a barebone system, even for those who already believe they have insurance coverage. by
Tell Congress to Go To Hell With their Current Health Reform 2009
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Aside from its sleek and stylish design, the Titan 700 barebone delivers high-capacity performance and essential features.
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MSI Titan 700 barebone is based on the IPC Mini-ITX form factor and comes with VIA CN700 + 8237R+ chipset, which provides users with high performance and stability.
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You don't want them to regret that purchase because they have some upgrading to do with that barebone X-Box.
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Nowadays I got two identical drives in my barebone, the second being an identical copy of the first – and no, no raid system, a manual copy I refresh every day or two using robocopy.
When You Lose a Different Kind of Everything Harry 2008
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