theme /thēm/

1. A subject set or proposed for discussion, or spoken or written about
2. A recurrent idea in literature or art
3. Subject, a short melody developed with variations or otherwise (music)
4. The stem of a word without its inflections
5. A thesis, a brief essay or exercise
6. A ground for action
7. An administrative division of the Byzantine empire

Planned around or having a certain subject

To decorate or equip (a pub, restaurant, etc) in keeping with a certain subject, eg seafaring or the Wild West

thēˈma (or /themˈə/) noun (pl themˈata)

A theme

thematic /thi-matˈik/ adjective

1. Of or relating to a theme
2. (of philately) concerned with collection of sets showing flowers, or birds, etc
3. (of a vowel) not forming part of the root of a word, nor part of any inflection or suffix (as the vowel o in cytoplasm)
4. (of a word) forming the major constituent of a sentence (linguistics)

A thematic vowel

thematˈically adverb

themedˈ adjective

Having or planned around a single unifying subject or theme

themeˈless adjective

thematic catalogue noun (music)

A catalogue giving the names, etc of works and also their opening themes

theme park noun

A large area with displays, fairground, rides, etc, all devoted to or based on one subject

• carry the can
• carry the day
• carry the flag
• carry the torch
• carry the torch for
• carry the war into the enemy's camp
• carry the war into the enemy's country
• carry the world before one
• carry through
• carry to excess
• carry too far
• carry trade
• carry up
• carry weight
• cars
• carse
• carses
• carsey
• car-sick
• car-sickness
• cart
• carta
• cartage
• cartages
• cartas