theme

nouns

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"
subject, theme, topic
is derived from
thematic
a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work
"it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
motif, theme
is derived from
thematic
(music) melodic subject of a musical composition
"the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme
is derived from
thematic
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
"he got an A on his composition"
composition, paper, report, theme
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
base, radical, root, root word, stem, theme

verbs

provide with a particular theme or motive
"the restaurant often themes its menus"
theme
is a type of (narrower)
give something useful or necessary to
"We provided the room with an electrical heater"
furnish, provide, render, supply