Unscramble themes

Definition of theme

noun:

• the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject", "it was a very sensitive topic", "his letters were always on the theme of love". Synonyms: subject, topic.
• a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme". Synonyms: motif.
• (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures", "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it". Synonyms: idea, melodic theme, musical theme.
• an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition". Synonyms: composition, paper, report.
• (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem". Synonyms: base, radical, root, root word, stem.

verb:

• provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus".

Related words

head, keynote, motif, motive, precedent, question, statement, topos, variation.

Words nearby

heme, thebe, there, thyme.

Rhymes with

agleam, beam, bream, cream, deem, downstream, dream, esteem, extreme, gleam, hakeem, hakim, hakim, ibrahim, joachim, meme, passim, ream, redeem, regime.