rance / rants [rænts]
rance – n. &v. – n. – 1. a root of ginger; 2. a bar or post for supporting a building or other structure; a stay or prop, specifically, a wall or pillar of coal supporting the roof of a coal mine; 3. a kind of variegated marble, predominantly dull red in colour; v. – brace, support, jam
rants – n. pl. & 3rd pres. sing. of rant – n. pl. – bombastic speeches; 2. tirades; v. – 1. talks or declaims in an extravagant or hyperbolical manner; 2. speaks furiously, storms, rages; 3. leads a riotous or dissolute life; sings loudly