1 |Collective Nouns

COLLECTIVE NOUNS






acrobats - a troupe of acrobats
PEOPLE

actors - a company of actors
angels - a host of angels
angels - a host of angels
athletes - a field/ team of athletes
barbers - a babble of barbers
beauties - a bevy of beauties
Boy Scouts - a troop of Boy Scouts
butchers - a goring of butchers
candidates - a slate of candidates
dancers - a troupe/ group of dancers
directors - a board of directors
doctors - a team of doctors
employees - a staff of employees
experts - a panel of experts
friends - a host/ party of angels
gangsters - a mob of gangsters
Girl Guides - a company of Girl Guides
girls - a bevy of girls
judges - a bench/panel of judges
jugglers - a troupe of jugglers
kings - a dynasty of kings
2 |Collective Nouns

labourers - a gang of labourers
ladies - a bevy of ladies
lawyers - a huddle of lawyers
magistrates - a bench of magistrates
men - a body of men
mourners - a cortege of mourners
musicians - a band of musicians
natives - a tribe of natives
people - a crowd/ congregation/mob/an audience
of people
performers - a troupe of performers
players - a team of players
policemen - a posse/patrol of policemen
politicians - a party of politicians
prisoners - a gang of prisoners
pupils - a class/school of pupils
runners - a relay/field of runners
sailors - a crew of sailors
savages - a horde of savages
scholars - a class of scholars
scientists - a team of scientists
senators - a house of senators
servants - a staff of servants
singers - a choir/group of singers
smokers - a billow of smokers
soldiers - a regiment/an army of soldiers
spectators - a crowd of spectators
students - a class of students
teachers - a staff of teachers
thieves - a gang of thieves
tourists - a flock of tourists
worshippers - a congregation of worshippers
3 |Collective Nouns


ants - an army/ army/colony of ants
ANIMALS

bats - a colony of bats
bees - a hive/swarm of bees
birds - a flight of swallows
buffaloes - a herd of buffaloes
butterflies - a flutter of butterflies
camels - a train of camels
cats - a clutter of cats
cattle - a drove/herd of cattle
chickens - a brood/flock of chickens
chicks - a clutch of chicks
clams - a bed of clams
crocodiles - a nest of crocodiles
cubs - a litter of cubs
deer - a herd of deer
ducks - a flock of ducks
elephants - a herd of elephants
fish - a haul/shoal/school/catch of fish
geese - a gaggle/flock of geese
giraffes - a herd/tower of giraffes
goats - a flock/ herd of goats
horses - a gaggle/drove/stud of horses
hounds - a pack of hounds
insects - a cloud/swarm/plague of insects
4 |Collective Nouns

kangaroos - a mob of kangaroos
kittens - a litter of kittens
lions - a pride of lions
mice - a nest of mice
monkeys - a troop of monkeys
owls - a parliament of owls
oxen - a team of oxen
puppies - a litter of puppies
rabbits - a nest of rabbits
seals - a colony of seals
sheep - a flock of sheep
snakes - a nest of snakes
sparrows - a host of sparrows
squirrels - a dray of squirrels
swallows - a flight of swallows
whales - a pod/ school of whales
wolves - a pack of wolves


aeroplanes - a flight of aeroplanes
THINGS

apartments - a block of apartments
arrows - a quiver of arrows
asteroids - a belt of asteroids
bananas - a bunch/comb of bananas
beads - a string of beads
bells - a peal of bells
books - a library/pile of books
bread - a batch/ loaf of bread
bread - a loaf of bread
bullets - a hail/valley of bullets
5 |Collective Nouns

bushes - a hedge of bushes
cards - a pack of cards
cars - a fleet/line of cars
china - a set of china
chopsticks - a pair of chopsticks
cigarettes - a packet of cigarettes
cloth - a bale of cloth
clothes - a suit of clothes
clubs - a set of clubs
coconuts - a cluster of coconuts
coins - a collection of coins
cookies - a tray of cookies
corn - a harvest/sheaf of corn
cotton - a bale of cotton
crockery - a set of crockery
corn - a sheaf of corn
diamonds - a cluster of diamonds
drawers - a chest of drawers
dust - a cloud of dust
eggs - a clutch of eggs
film - a reel of film
fire - a ring/hail of fire
firewood - a bundle of firewood
flags - a bundle of flags
flats - a block of flats
flowers - a bouquet/bed/ garland/ wreath of flowers
fruits - a basket/crate of fruits
furniture - a suite of furniture
garbage - a heap of garbage
goods - a stock of goods
grapes - a bunch of grapes
grass - a tuft of grass
6 |Collective Nouns

grass - a tuft of grass
guns - a battery of guns
hay - a stack of hay
hay - a stack of hay
hills - a range of hills
houses - a row of houses
information - a piece/ wealth of information
islands - a group/chain of islands
keys - a ring/set/bunch of keys
lies - a pack of lies
motorcars - a fleet of motorcars
mountains - a chain / range of mountains
names - a list of names
notes - a wad of notes
pearls - a string/rope of pearls
photograph - an album of photograph
pictures - a collection of pictures
poems - an anthology of poems
rags - a bundle of rags
rambutans - a bunch of rambutans
raspberries - a punnet of raspberries
rice - a plate/bowl of rice
rooms - a suite of rooms
rubbish - a heap of rubbish
scissors - a pair of scissors
ships - a fleet of ships
shoes - a pair of shoes
shoes - a pair of shoes
smoke - a column of smoke
socks - a pair of socks
soup - a bowl of soup
spectacles - a pair of spectacles
7 |Collective Nouns

stairs - a flight of stairs
stamps - a collection of stamps
stars - a galaxy/cluster of stars
steps - a flight of stairs
sticks - a bundle of sticks
stones - a heap/ pile of stones
strawberries - a punnet of strawberries
thread - a reel of thread
timber - a stack of timber
timber - a stack of timber
tools - a set/ kit of tools
trees - a clump/forest/ grove of trees
trousers - a pair of trousers
trucks - a convoy of trucks
vessels - a fleet of vessels
wheat - a harvest of wheat
wool - a bale of wool
words - a sentence of words