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
Rand (plural Rand)
Alternative letter-case form of rand (the currency of south Africa)
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.
Rand
A surname.
• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna
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.
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.
rand (third-person singular simple present rands, present participle randing, simple past and past participle randed)
(obsolete) To rant; to storm.
• J. Webster
• DNAR, DNRA, Nard, andr-, darn, nard, rDNA, rdna
RAND (not comparable)
(legal) Initialism of reasonable and nondiscriminatory: a standard used with respect to licensing.
RAND
Initialism of Research and Development: a nonprofit global policy think tank.
• 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
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
