some


some (http://definr.com/some)

     adj 1: quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count
            nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity;
            "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming";
            "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some
            paper" [syn: some(a)] [ant: no(a), all(a)]
     2: unknown or unspecified; "some lunatic drove into my car";
        "some man telephoned while you were out"; "some day my
        prince will come"; "some enchanted evening" [syn: some(a)]
     3: relatively much but unspecified in amount or extent; "we
        talked for some time"; "he was still some distance away"
        [syn: some(a)]
     4: relatively many but unspecified in number; "they were here
        for some weeks"; "we did not meet again for some years"
        [syn: some(a)]
     5: (informal; slang) remarkable; "that was some party"; "she is
        some skier"
     adv : (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct;
           "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a
           minute"; "he's about 30 years old"; "I've had about all
           I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty
           people came"; "weighs around a hundred pounds";
           "roughly $3,000"; "holds 3 gallons, more or less"; "20
           or so people were at the party" [syn: approximately,
           about, close to, just about, roughly, {more or
           less}, around, or so]