Rand

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

rand
    n 1: the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
    2: United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical
       novels and political conservativism (1905-1982) [syn: {Rand},
       {Ayn Rand}]
    3: a rocky region in the southern Transvaal in northeastern
       South Africa; contains rich gold deposits and coal and
       manganese [syn: {Witwatersrand}, {Rand}, {Reef}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan.,
   Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.]
   1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
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   2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or
      leg; a sort of steak. --Beau. & Fl.
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   3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of
      leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [D.] (D. pron. r[.a]nt)
   Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]

   2. The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.
      [PJC]

   {The Rand}, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about
      thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated;
      also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See {Rant}.]
   To rant; to storm. [Obs.]
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         I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed. --J.
                                                  Webster.
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from V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)

RAND
       Rural Area Network Design

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