bare vs don

bare

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. 

verb
  • To uncover; to reveal. 

adj
  • 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. 

  • Mere; without embellishment. 

  • Not insured. 

adv
  • Without a condom. 

  • Barely. 

  • Very; significantly. 

don

verb
  • To put on clothing; to dress (oneself) in an article of personal attire. 

noun
  • An employee of a university residence who lives among the student residents. 

  • A mafia boss. 

  • Any man, bloke, dude. 

  • A university professor, particularly one at Oxford or Cambridge. 

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