coll. nouns

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Source : http://www.annexed.net/bthree/nouns.html

An agenda of tasks A descent of woodpeckers A peep of chickens

An armada of ships A dissimulation of birds A piteousness of doves

An army of ants A division of soldiers A pitying of turtledoves

An army of caterpillars A dule of doves A plague of locusts

An army of frogs A donut of data A platoon of soldiers

An audit of bookkeepers A down of hares A plump of waterfowl

An aurora of polar bears A draught of fish A pod of seals

A balance of accountants A dray of squirrels A pod of whales

A bale of turtles A drift of swine A pod of dolphins

A band of gorillas A drove of cattle A ponder of philosophers

A band of jays A dule of doves A prickle of hedgehogs

A bank of monitors An exaltation of larks A pride of lions

A barren of mules A field of racehorses A rabble of rats

A bed of clams A fistful of dollars (-suggested by Roy Waller of BBC

Radio Norfolk, [email protected])

A bed of oysters A flange of babboons A raft of ducks

A bed of snakes A fleet of ships A rafter of turkeys

A belt of asteroids A flight of cormorants A range of mountains

A bevy of quail A flight of doves A remuda of extra cowboy mounts

A bevy of swans A flight of goshawks A richness of martens

A blessing of unicorns A flight of swallows A ring of keys

A bouquet of pheasants A flink of cows (twelve or more) A rout of wolves

A brace of grouse A flock of sheep A school of fish

A brigade of soldiers A flock of tourists A sedge of cranes

A brood of hens A flotilla of ships A set of mathematicians

A bunch of things A gaggle of geese A shoal of bass

A bury of conies A galaxy of stars A shrewdness of apes

A business of ferrets A galaxy of starlets A siege of herons

A business of flies A gam of whales A singular of boarsA cast of actors A gang of elk A skein of geese

A cast of falcons A gang of hoodlums A skulk of foxes

A cast of hawks A geek of engineers A slew of homework

A cavalcade of horsemen A giggle of girls A slither of snakes

A cete of badgers A grist of bees(-suggested by David Rachlin,

[email protected])



A chain of islands A grove of trees A sloth of bears

A charm of finches A heap of trash A sneak of weasels

A chattering of choughs A herd of elephants A sord of mallards

A chorus of angels A hill of beans A sounder of swine

A class of students A hive of bees A spring of seals

A cloud of gnats A horde of gnats A spring of teal

A clowder of cats A host of angels A squad of soldiers

A cluster of grasshoppers A host of sparrows A staff of employees

A clutch of chicks A hover of trout A stand of trees

A clutch of eggs A huddle of lawyers A streak of tigers

A clutter of cats A husk of hares A string of ponies

A collective of nouns A kettle of hawks A stud of mares

A colony of ants A kindle of kittens A swarm of bees A colony of bats A knot of toads A swarm of rats

A colony of beavers A leap of hares A team of atheletes

A colony of gulls A leap of leopards A team of ducks

A colony of penguins A leash of foxes A team of horses

A colony of rats A litter of pigs A tidings of magpies

A company of parrots A mob of kangaroos A tribe of goats

A company of soldiers A murder of crows A tribe of monkeys

A conflagration of arsonists A murmuration of starlings A tribe of natives

A congregation of plovers A muster of peacocks A trip of dotterel

A congregation of worshipers A muster of storks A trip of goats

A congress of baboons A mute of hounds A troop of kangaroos

A conspiracy of ravens A nest of mice A troup of performers

A constellation of satellites A nest of rabbits A tumult of tubas

A convocation of eagles A nest of vipers A vagary of impediments

A cover of coots A network of computers A volery of birds

A covey of grouse A number of mathematicians A walk of snipe

A covey of partridges A nye of pheasants A watch of nightingales

A covey of pheasants An ostentation of peacocks A wealth of information

A covey of quail A pack of hounds A wedge of geese (flying in a "V")

A cowardice of curs A pack of rats* A wedge of swans (flying in a "V")

A crash of rhinoceroses A pack of wolves A whistle of modems

A crowd of onlookers A paddling of ducks (-suggested by Jerry Pournelle in a BYTE article-)



A cruft of hackers A pair of horses A wing of aircraft

A cry of hounds A parliament of owls A wisdom of grandparents

A culture of bacteria A party of jays A wisp of snipe

A deceit of lapwings A patch of flowers A woop of gorillas

A yoke of oxen



Source : http://www.enchantedlearning.com/grammar/partsofspeech/nouns/collective/

Collective Nouns

A collective noun is a word for a group of specific items, animals or people. For

example, a group of ships is called a fleet, a group of cows is called a herd, a groupd

of lions is called a pride, a group of baseball players is called a team, and a group of

ants is called a colony.

Some Collective Nouns:

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Collective Noun

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armada of ships

army of caterpillars, frogs, soldiers bank of circuits

battery of tests

bed of clams, snakes belt of asteroids

bevy of beauties

bouquet of flowers brood of hens

caravan of camels

cete of badgers

chain of islands

clan of hyenasclass of students

cloud of gnatsclowder of cats

clutter of cats

clutch of chicks, eggscompany of actors

colony of ants, bats, beavers, lepers,

penguins

congregation of plovers, worshipperscorps of giraffes

coven of witches

crowd of onlookers

culture of bacteriadeck of cards

den of snakes, thieves

division of soldiersdrove of cattle

fleet of airplanes, ships

actors - company, troupe

airplanes - fleetants - colony, swarm

antelopes - herd

apes - troop, shrewdnessarrows - quiver

asteroids - belt

bacteria - culture bats - colony

bears - sloth

beauties - bevy

beavers - colony, lodge

bees - hive, swarm bills - wad

birds - dissimulation, flock, volery boars - sounder

books - library

camels - caravancandidates - slate

cards -deck

caterpillars - army

cattle - drove, herd, kinecats - clowder, cluster, ponce

chicks - clutch

circuits - bank

crows - murderdogs - pack

eggs - clutch

experts - panelfish - school

flamingoes - stand



flock of birds, sheep

flight of swallows

flotilla of ships

forest of treesgaggle of geese

galaxy of starsherd of antelope, buffalo, cattle, deer,zebra

hive of bees

host of sparrowsknot of toads

leap of leopards

library of books

litter of puppies, kittenslodge of beavers

mob of kangaroos

murder of crowsnest of mice, snakesorchard of trees

pack of dogs, hounds, wolves

panel of experts parliament of owls

pit of snakes

platoon of soldiers pod of whales

pride of lions, peacocks

quiver of arrows

range of mountainsschool of fish

shrewdness of apes

slate of candidatessloth of bears

sounder of boars, pigs

squad of players, soldiers

stand of flamingoes, treesswarm of ants, bees, fkies

team of horses, oxen, players

thicket of trees

tribe of monkeys, nativestrip of goats

troop of apes, kangaroos

troupe of actors, performersunit of soldiers

wad of bills, money

wealth of informationyoke of oxen

flowers - bouquet

geese - gaggle

giraffes - corps

gnats - cloudgoats - trip

hens - broodhounds - cry, packhyenas - clan

information - wealth

islands - chainkangaroos - mob, troop

kittens - litter

lawyers - murder

leopards - leaplepers - colony

lions - pride

monkeys - tribe, troopmountains - rangeowls - parliament

oxen - team, yoke

puppies - litterships - armada, fleet, flotilla

snakes - bed, den, nest, pit

soldiers - army, brigade, company, division, platoon,squad, unit

sparrows - host, flight

students - class

tests - batterytoads - knot

trees - forest, grove, orchard, stand, thicket

trucks - convoyturkeys - rafter

vipers - nest

whales - pods

witches - covenwolves - pack

worshippers - congregation

zebras - herd

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