some thing; a certain undetermined or unspecified thing.
Something is wrong there.
Something's happening.
an additional amount, as of cents or minutes, that is unknown, unspecified, or forgotten.
He charged me ten something for the hat.
Our train gets in at two something.
in some degree; to some extent; somewhat.
Informal. to a high or extreme degree; quite.
He took on something fierce about my tardiness.
an unspecified or unknown thing; some thing
he knows something you don't
take something warm with you
an unspecified or unknown amount; bit
something less than a hundred
an impressive or important person, thing, or event
isn't that something?
a remarkable person or thing
one unspecified thing or an alternative thing
to some degree; a little; somewhat
to look something like me
informal (foll by an adjective) (intensifier)
it hurts something awful
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English sum thing; see some, thing 1
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“It’s the idea that you can build something right the first time and then preserve it, so that people can be a part of your good idea when it happens,” says Austin Johnson.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
England will have to do something only Poland have managed in Messi's past 15 World Cup appearances – stop him from scoring or assisting.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Am I being old-fashioned, or is professionalism still something clients should expect from a financial adviser?
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
I called Gao Shanwen back in 2019, early in Xi Jinping’s second term, when disappointment over Beijing’s failure to reform its state sector was curdling into something closer to alarm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
“Because you’re just like your mama. And when she set her mind on something, she just dove in and got it done. Hell or high water,” he replies.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
In other words, the coronagraph acts like an artificial Moon, blocking the Sun's bright surface to let scientists continuously observe its faint outer corona -something the real Moon does only during eclipses.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2025
She wanted to encourage conversations about grief -something she already had experience of.
From BBC ● Nov. 19, 2022
Important Colors: Orchid Bouquet, Delia Robia Blue, Night Shadow Blue Pleasure �This is a color range based on sound waves -something vibrant and unrestrained,� explains Schulman.
From Time Magazine Archive
Reporters would presumably be informed of "secret" material only by notice in the Federal Register -something like notice of divorce suit by advertisement.
From Time Magazine Archive
And yet -something was nagging him: something about Wolf.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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