Noun

(en noun)

A subject of a talk or an artistic piece; a topic.

A recurring idea; a motif.

(music) The main melody of a piece of music, especially one that is the source of variations.

(film, television) A song, or a snippet of a song, that identifies a film, a TV program, a character, etc. by playing at the appropriate time.

(computing, figuratively) The collection of color schemes, sounds, artwork etc., that "skin" an environment towards a particular motif.

(grammar) The stem of a word

(linguistics) thematic relation of a noun phrase to a verb

(linguistics) Theta role in generative grammar and government and binding theory.

(linguistics) Topic, what is generally being talked about, as opposed to rheme

A regional unit of organisation in the Byzantine empire.

Noun

(en noun)

A result that one is attempting to achieve.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-11-02, volume=409, issue=8860, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= A shrinking slice , passage=The goal should be to strengthen workers without hamstringing firms. Growth, rather than employment protection, is the priority. More work means a stronger labour market, which would bid up employees’ slice, as it did in America in the 1990s when unemployment was at record lows.}}

In many sports, an area into which the players attempt to put an object.

The act of placing the object into the goal.

A point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal.

* {{quote-news, year=2011, date=April 15, author=Saj Chowdhury, work=BBC Sport

, title= Norwich 2-1 Nott'm Forest , passage=The former Forest man, who passed a late fitness test, appeared to use Guy Moussi for leverage before nodding in David Fox's free-kick at the far post - his 22nd goal of the season.}}

A noun or noun phrase that receives the action of a verb. The subject of a passive verb or the direct object of an active verb. Also called a patient, target, or undergoer.