| Main Entry: | motif |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | central theme |
Synonyms: |
concept, design, idea, logo, notion, pattern, structure, subject |
| Main Entry: | chorus |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | refrain |
Synonyms: |
bob, burden, chorale, main section, melody, motif, music, recurrent verse, response, ritornelle, song, strain, theme, tune, undersong |
| Main Entry: | design |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | artful conception |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, configuration, construction, depiction, device, doodle, drawing, figure, form, illustration, motif, motive, organization, painting, pattern, picture, portrait, shape, sketch, style |
| Main Entry: | device |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol, emblem |
Synonyms: |
badge, colophon, crest, design, ensign, figure, insignia, logo, motif, motto, pattern, scroll, sign, slogan, token |
| Main Entry: | figure |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | object with design; depiction |
Synonyms: |
cast, composition, decoration, device, diagram, drawing, effigy, embellishment, emblem, illustration, image, model, mold, motif, motive, ornamentation, pattern, piece, portrait, representation, sketch, statue |
| Main Entry: | matter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subject, thesis |
Synonyms: |
argument, context, focus, head, interest, motif, motive, point, purport, resolution, sense, subject matter, substance, text, theme, topic |
| Main Entry: | point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meaning, essence |
Synonyms: |
argument, bottom line, burden, core, crux, drift, force, gist, head, heart, idea, import, kicker, main idea, marrow, matter, meat*, motif, motive, name of the game, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, pith, pointer, proposition, punch line, question, score, stuff, subject, subject matter, text, theme, thrust, tip, tip-off, topic |
| Notes: | the stylus, or point, of a record player is held by the cartridge; the base of the turntable is called the deck |
| Main Entry: | subject |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | issue, matter |
Synonyms: |
affair, argument, business, case, chapter, class, core, course, discussion, field of reference, gist, head, idea, item, material, matter at hand, meat*, motif, motion, motive, object, point, principal object, problem, proposal, question, resolution, study, subject matter, substance, text, theme, theorem, thesis, thought, topic |
| Main Entry: | symbol |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | letter, character, sign of written communication |
Synonyms: |
attribute, badge, denotation, design, device, emblem, figure, image, indication, logo, mark, motif, note, numeral, pattern, regalia, representation, stamp, token, type |
| Main Entry: | theme |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | idea, subject matter |
Synonyms: |
affair, argument, burden, business, case, head, keynote, leitmotif, line, matter, matter in hand, motif, motive, point, point at issue, problem, proposition, question, stuff, subject, text, thesis, thought, topic |