bare

denuded of leaves

• “the bare branches of winter”

completely unclothed

• “bare bodies”
• “naked from the waist up”
• “a nude model”

lacking in amplitude or quantity

• “a bare livelihood”
• “a scanty harvest”
• “a spare diet”

without the natural or usual covering

• “a bald spot on the lawn”
• “bare hills”

not having a protective covering

• “unsheathed cables”
• “a bare blade”

just barely adequate or within a lower limit

• “a bare majority”
• “a marginal victory”

apart from anything else; without additions or modifications

• “only the bare facts”
• “shocked by the mere idea”
• “the simple passage of time was enough”
• “the simple truth”

lacking a surface finish such as paint

• “bare wood”
• “unfinished furniture”

providing no shelter or sustenance

• “bare rocky hills”
• “barren lands”
• “the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes”
• “the desolate surface of the moon”
• “a stark landscape”

having extraneous everything removed including contents

• “the bare walls”
• “the cupboard was bare”

showing ground without the usual covering of grass

• “a carefully swept bare yard around the house”

lay bare

• “bare your breasts”
• “bare your feelings”

make public

• “She aired her opinions on welfare”

lay bare

• “denude a forest”