1. [adj]  lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet"
2. [adj]  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"
3. [adj]  just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"

BARE(A) is a 7 letter word that starts with B.