screed vs rant

screed and rant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
screed	Yes	No	No	No
rant	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rant is a hypernym of screed; that is, rant is a word with a broader meaning than screed:

Other hypernyms of screed include harangue, ranting.

screed (noun)	rant (noun)
an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete	pompous or pretentious talk or writing
a long piece of writing	a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
a long monotonous harangue

screed (verb)	rant (verb)
	talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner