screed vs ranting

screed and ranting both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of screed include harangue, rant.

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