Rand vs Rim - What's the difference?
rand | rim |
(obsolete except in dialects) the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land
(obsolete except in dialects) a strip of meat; a long fleshy piece of beef, cut from the flank or leg; a sort of steak.
a strip of leather used to fit the heels of a shoe
(basket-making) a single rod woven in and out of the stakes
a rocky slope, especially the area over a river valley; specifically, the Rand
The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.
To form a rim on.
To follow the contours, possibly creating a circuit
(label) To roll around a rim.
A membrane.
The membrane enclosing the intestines; the peritoneum, hence loosely, the intestines; the lower part of the abdomen; belly.
* {{quote-book, year=1599, author=Shakespeare, title=King Henry V, chapter=Act IV, scene IV - Pistol to a captured French soldier from whom he wants a ransom and whom he does not understand
, passage=Moy shall not serve; I will have forty moys; / Or I will fetch thy rim out at thy throat / In drops of crimson blood.}}
(label) to lick the anus of a partner as part of the sexual act.
* 2008 , Lexy Harper, Bedtime Erotica for Freaks (Like Me) , page 216
As nouns the difference between rand and rim
is that rand is the border of an area of land, especially marsh-land while rim is an edge around something, especially when circular.As verbs the difference between rand and rim
is that rand is to rant; to storm while rim is to form a rim on.As a proper noun Rand
is 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.As an initialism RAND
is reasonable and nondiscriminatory; a standard used with respect to licensing.rand
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(en noun)- (Beaumont and Fletcher)
Etymology 2
From (etyl), from (etyl) rand, from (etyl) rand'', from Germanic ''*randaz.'' Compare Etymology 1, and ''Rand .Noun
(en-noun)See also
*Etymology 3
See rant.Anagrams
* * * ----rim
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) rim, rym, rime, from (etyl) .See also
* (wheel rim) mag wheel, alloy wheelVerb
(transitive)- Palm trees rim the beach.
- A walking path rims the island.
- The golf ball rimmed the cup.
- The basketball rimmed in and out.
Etymology 2
From (etyl) rim, rym, ryme, reme, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From a variation of ream.Verb
(rimm)- When she started thrusting her hips back against his finger, he turned her over and rimmed her asshole as he fingered her clit.