An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as 'something' (pronoun sense)
She wiped something with a cloth, wiped at the wall shelf, and put the something on it, clinking glass.
pron. some object, unspecified item; certain amount, some unknown quantity (i.e. twenty-something)
You use something to refer to a thing, situation, event, or idea, without saying exactly what it is. He realized right away that there was something wrong There was something vaguely familiar about him The garden was something special `You said there was something you wanted to ask me,' he said politely There was something in her attitude that bothered him
If you say that a thing is something of a disappointment, you mean that it is quite disappointing. If you say that a person is something of an artist, you mean that they are quite good at art. The city proved to be something of a disappointment She received something of a surprise when Robert said that he was coming to New York
You can use something to say that the description or amount that you are giving is not exact. Clive made a noise, something like a grunt There was something around a thousand dollars in the office strong box Their membership seems to have risen to something over 10,000
vagueness You use something in expressions such as `or something' and `or something like that' to indicate that you are referring to something similar to what you have just mentioned but you are not being exact. This guy, his name was Briarly or Beardly or something The air fare was about a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something like that
If you say that a person or thing is something or is really something, you mean that you are very impressed by them. The doors here are really something, all made of good wood like mahogany
An object whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g., from words of a song. Also used to refer to an object earlier indefinitely referred to as something (pronoun sense)