Collective nouns name a certain kind of group or collection of people, animals and things. It is a single unity that contains more than one person, animal or thing. Many times collective nouns replace the person, animal or thing they are naming, e.g., Look at the crowd of people over by the bank, the crowd is going wild.
Examples of Collective Nouns
List of Collective Nouns |
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academy of scholars |
agenda of meeting topics |
armada of ships |
army of ants or soldiers |
array of numbers |
association of professionals |
assortment of items |
audience of listeners |
aurora of polar bears |
bale of hay or cotton |
band of musicians, gorillas or robbers |
bank of monitors |
barren of mules |
bask of crocodiles |
batch of biscuits, cookies or bread |
bed of clams, flowers, oysters, snakes or vegetables |
belt of asteriods |
bevy of ladies, quail or swans |
block of houses or stamps |
board of directors |
box of crayons |
brood of children or hen |
bundle clothes, money or sticks |
cabinet of members |
cast of actors |
cavalcade of horsemen |
chain of horsemen |
chapter of a book or verse |
chest of drawers |
chorus of singers |
class of students |
club of members |
clump of dirt, grass or earth |
cluster of diamonds, grapes or stars |
clutch of chicks |
collection of stamps, books, coins or art |
colony of ants, artists or writers |
committee of people |
company of firefighters, soldiers or workers |
conglomeration of business |
congress of delegates |
constellation of stars |
convention of professionals |
convocation of eagles |
corps of marines |
council of advisors |
couple of people |
coven of witches |
covey of doves or partridges |
crew of sailors |
crowd of people |
culture of bacteria |
deck of cards |
draught of fish |
drove of cattle |
exultation of larks |
faculty of teachers |
family of people, color or languages |
field of racehorses |
fleet of ships or cars |
flock of believers, birds, sheeps & tourists |
flood of compliants, emotion or money |
flotilla of ships |
flush of ducks |
gaggle of geese |
galaxy of stars |
gang of hoodlums, workmen or friends |
groups of things |
grove of trees |
herd of buffalo, cows or reindeer |
hive of bees |
horde of gnats or enemies |
host of angels |
huddle of lawyers |
jury of citizens |
knot of toads |
league of nationseams or |
line of people |
litter of kittens, pigs or puppies |
mob of kangeroos, people or radicals |
mound of dirt or earth |
multitude of followers |
murder of crows |
nest of bowls, mice, snakes, spies or vipers |
network of computers |
pack of dogs, gum, hounds, lies or wolves |
pad of paper |
panel of experts |
parliament of owls |
party of diners or fishermen |
patch of flowers |
peep of chickens |
people of a city or nation |
pile of things |
plague of locusts |
pod of whales |
portfolio of pictures, stocks or work |
posse of deputies |
pride of lions |
rag of colts |
range of mountains |
rookery of penguins |
school of fish |
senate of people |
set of dishes or teeth |
shelf of books |
shock of hair or wheat |
slew of homework |
sleuth of bears |
society of people |
spread of food, cattle or horses |
squad of cheerleaders or police |
stack of paper or pancakes |
staff of employees |
string of ponies |
swarm of bees, flies or reporters |
team of athletes or horses |
tribe of Indians, natives or people |
troop of baboons, kangerroos, police, scouts or soldiers |
troupe of performers |
union of workers |
wave of emotion, insects or water |
wealth of information |
wing of aircraft |
Source: Fry, E.B., Ph.D. & Kress, J.E., Ed.D. (2006). The Reading Teacher’s Book of Lists 5th Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.
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