Meaning & use
bare
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Not covered or clothed; plain, or lacking any extra decoration or content.
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He walked across the hot sand in his bare feet.
The report gave only the bare facts, without any analysis.
A note on using this word
Frequently confused with its homophone "bear" (the animal, or the verb meaning "to carry" or "to endure").
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