something
/ˈsamθɪŋ//ˈsʌmθɪŋ//ˈsʌmθɪŋ/noun
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An object whose nature is yet to be defined.
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).
verb
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Applied to an action whose name is forgotten by, unknown or unimportant to the user, e.g. from words of a song.
adjective
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Having a characteristic that the speaker cannot specify.
adverb
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(degree) Somewhat; to a degree.
Example: The baby looks something like his father.
(degree) To a high degree.
pronoun
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An uncertain or unspecified thing; one thing.
Example: I have a feeling something good is going to happen today.
(of someone or something) A quality to a moderate degree.
Example: That child is something of a genius.
(of a person) A talent or quality that is difficult to specify.
Example: She has a certain something.
(often with really or quite) Somebody who or something that is superlative or notable in some way.
Example: - Some marmosets are less than six inches tall. - Well, isn't that something?