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RAND
Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
(noun) a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
Rand, Ayn Rand
(noun) United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
rand
(noun) the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
Rand (plural Rand)
Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)
Proper noun
the Rand
(South Africa) The Witwatersrand, a gold-mining geographic area also known as the Reef in the province of Gauteng, South Africa, of which the principal city is Johannesburg.
Proper noun
Rand
A surname.
Anagrams
• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna
Etymology 1
Noun
rand (plural rands)
(obsolete, now dialect) The border of an area of land, especially marshland.
(obsolete, now dialect) A strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
(dialect) A border, edge or rim.
A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
(basket-making) A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
Etymology 2
Noun
rand (plural rands or rand)
a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
Etymology 3
Verb
rand (third-person singular simple present rands, present participle randing, simple past and past participle randed)
(obsolete) To rant; to storm.
• J. Webster
Anagrams
• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna
Adjective
RAND (not comparable)
(legal) Initialism of reasonable and nondiscriminatory: a standard used with respect to licensing.
Proper noun
RAND
Initialism of Research and Development: a nonprofit global policy think tank.
Anagrams
• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna
Source: Wiktionary
Rand, n. Etym: [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan., Sw., & G. rand, Icel. rönd, and probably to E. rind.]
1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak. Beau. & Fl.
3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
Rand, v. i. Etym: [See Rant.]
Definition: To rant; to storm. [Obs.] I wept, . . . and raved, randed, and railed. J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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