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• a thing that is unspecified or unknown.

• "we stopped for something to eat"

• used in various expressions indicating that a description or amount being stated is not exact.

• "a wry look, something between amusement and regret"

• used for emphasis with a following adjective functioning as an adverb.

• "my back hurts something terrible"

• to some extent; somewhat.

• "the people were something scared"

Origin: Old English sum thing (see some, thing).

• to some degree.

• "Richard was something of an expert at the game"

• added as a reference to an unspecified alternative similar to the thing mentioned.
"you look like you just climbed a mountain or something"

• something considered impressive or notable.
"some of his performances have been quite something"

• an exceptional person or thing.
"the reaction from the crowd was something else"

• an amount in the region of.
"there were something like 50 applications"

• to some degree.
"Richard was something of an expert at the game"

• — is worth considering; there is some truth in —.
"people think I'm stupid because I think there's something in this alien business"

• an unspecified age between twenty and thirty (or thirty and forty, forty and fifty, etc.).
"I'm guessing she's forty-something"