bare vs head-on

bare

adj
  • Mere; without embellishment. 

  • A lot or lots of. 

  • Having had what usually covers (something) removed. 

  • Having no decoration. 

  • Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. 

  • Threadbare, very worn. 

  • Naked, uncovered. 

  • Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. 

  • Having no supplies. 

  • With head uncovered; bareheaded. 

  • Not insured. 

noun
  • The surface, the (bare) skin. 

  • Surface; body; substance. 

  • That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather. 

adv
  • Without a condom. 

  • Barely. 

  • Very; significantly. 

verb
  • To uncover; to reveal. 

head-on

adj
  • Direct, abrupt, blunt or unequivocal; not prevaricating. 

  • Of a collision, from the front or in the direction of motion. 

noun
  • A collision from the front. 

adv
  • With the front of a vehicle. 

  • With direct confrontation. 

How often have the words bare and head-on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )