Collective nouns are nouns that represent a group/collection of people, animals, things, and places.
Collective Nouns for People
- an ambush of widows
- a bevy of ladies
- a congregation of worshippers
- a den of robbers
- an equivocation of politicians
- a faculty of academics
- a gang of thieves
- a host of angels
- an illusion of painters
- a mob of rioters
- a number of mathematicians
- a line of kings
- an orchestra of musicians
- a ponder of philosophers
- a radiance of cardinals
- a stock of businessmen
- a troupe of performers
- a watch of sailors
Collective Nouns for Animals
- an army of ants
- a barrel of monkeys
- a cluck of chickens
- a drove of oxen
- an erst of bees
- a flock of birds
- a gaze of racoons
- a herd of cows
- an intrusion of cockroaches
- a kaleidoscope of butterflies
- a litter of kittens
- a mischief of mice
- a nest of hornets
- an ostentation of peacocks
- a pride of lions
- a quarrel of sparrows
- a romp of otters
- a quiver of cobras
- a turn of turtles
- a ubiquity of sparrows
- a venue of vultures
- a whoop of gorillas
- a yap of chihuahuas
- a zeal of zebras
Collective Nouns for Places
- a chain of islands
- a range of mountains
Collective Nouns for Things
- an arsenal of guns
- a bouquet of flowers
- a convoy of trucks
- a flight of stairs
- a grove of trees
- a heap of trash
- an index of names
- a library of books
- an orchard of apples
- a purse of winnings
- a peal of bells
- a ring of keys
- a skein of silk
- a tuft of grass
- a vineyard of grapes
- a wad of money
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