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

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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

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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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