some indeterminate or unspecified thing

look for something cheaper

used to replace forgotten matter or to express vagueness

He's something or other in the Foreign Office

some part; a certain amount

I've seen something of her work

a thing or person of consequence

make something of one's life

The child is quite something

some truth or value

There's something in what you say

in some degree; somewhat

shaped something like a funnel

used to suggest approximation

There were something like a thousand people there