idea
n 1: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking
about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never
entered my mind" [syn: {thought}]
2: a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
3: an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth;
"an estimate of what it would cost"; "a rough idea how
long it would take" [syn: {estimate}, {estimation}, {approximation}]
4: your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to
see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture
all the pieces" [syn: {mind}]
5: melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is
announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked
up the idea and elaborated it" [syn: {theme}, {melodic
theme}, {musical theme}]