Definition of rand Rand

/ɹæˈnd/ - [rand] - rand

We found 17 definitions of rand from 6 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: rands

rand - United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)
  Ayn Rand
rand - a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and manganese
  Witwatersrand, Rand, Reef
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  • rand (Noun)
    The border of an area of land, especially marsh-land.
  • rand (Noun)
    A strip of meat.
  • rand (Noun)
    A strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe.
  • rand (Noun)
    A single rod woven in and out of the stakes.
  • rand (Noun)
    A rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand.
  • rand (Noun)
    The currency of South Africa , divided into 100 cents.
  • rand (Verb)
    To rant; to storm.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • rand (n.)
    A border; edge; margin.
  • rand (n.)
    A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
  • rand (n.)
    A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
  • rand (v. i.)
    To rant; to storm.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • rand
    The official currency of South Africa.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • rand
    rand, n. a strip of flesh or of leather: one of the slips beneath the heel of the shoe, called the heel-rand: a margin, border, edge, of a stream: a territory, as the Rand in the Transvaal.—ns. Rand′ing-machine′, a machine for fitting rands to heel-blanks; Rand′ing-tool, a tool for cutting out rands for shoes. [A.S. rand, rond, border.]
  • rand
    rand, v.i. an old form of rant

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