a thing that is unspecified or unknown

we stopped for something to eat

I knew something terrible had happened

something about her frightened me

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

a wry look, something between amusement and regret

grassland totalling something over three hundred acres

there were something like fifty applications

used for emphasis with a following adjective functioning as an adverb

my back hurts something terrible

he used to take the mickey out of me something awful

to some extent; somewhat

the people were something scared