Here’s a list of collective nouns commonly usedĀ in written and spoken English.
- an album- a collection of photographs or stamps
- an army- a group of soldiers
- an assembly- a group of people gathered for a purpose
- an audience- a group of people at a lecture or concert
- a bale- a collection of wool or cotton
- a band- a group of musicians or robbers
- a batallion- a group of soldiers
- a battery- a collection of guns
- a bench- a group of judges
- a bevy- a group of girls or ladies
- a block- a collection of flats
- a board- a group of directors
- a bouquet- a collection of flowers
- a brood- a group of chickens
- a budget- a collection of letters or news
- a bunch- a collection of keys, grapes or flowers
- a bundle- a collection of clothes or sticks
- a caravan- a group of travellers or merchants
- a century- a collection of years
- a chain- a collection of events or mountains
- a choir- a group of singers or angels
- a class- a group of students or persons
- a cloud- a collection of locusts
- a clump- a collection of trees
- a cluster- a collection of stars, islands or grapes
- a clutch- a collection of eggs
- a code- a collection of laws
- a collection- a collection of coins or stamps
- a colony- a group of people
- a commonwealth- a group of nations
- a company- a collection of actors, merchants or soldiers
- a congress- a group of delegates or representatives
- a congregation- a group of people in a church, mosque or temple
- a constellation- a collection of stars
- a council- a group of advisers
- a crew- a group of sailors
- a crowd- a group of people in the street
- a dynasty- a collection of kings or rulers
- a fall- a collection of leaves or snow
- a fleet- a collection of ships, cars or vessels
- a flight- a collection of birds, bees, insects or stairs
- a flock- a collection of chickens or sheep
- a forest- a huge collection of trees
- a fusillade- a collection of questions or shots discharged by firearms
- a gaggle- a group of geese
- a galaxy- a huge collection of stars
- a gallery- a collection of paintings or pictures
- a gang- a group of thieves, robbers or prisoners
- a grove- a collection of trees
- a heap- a collection of ruins or stones
- a herd- a collection of cattle, deer or swine driven together
- a hoard- a collection of gold or jewels
- a league- a collection of states or athletic teams promoting mutual interests
- a library- a collection of books
- a litter- a collection of puppies or kittensĀ
- a mob- a group of people in a riot
- a muster- a collection of peacocks or troops
- a nest- a group of ants
- an orchestra- a group of musicians
- a pack- a collection of wolves or playing cards
- a panel- a group of judges
- a parade- a group of soldiers
- a party- a collection of people or musicians
- a pile- a collection of arms, bricks or stones
- a posse- a group of constables or policemen
- a poultry- a collection of fowls or ducks
- a queue- a group of people in a line
- a range- a collection of hills or mountains
- a regiment- a group of soldiers
- a row- a collection of chairs
- a school- a collection of whales or fish
- a series- a collection of events
- a set- a collection of tools
- a sheaf- a collection of arrows or paper
- a shoal- a collection of fish
- a shower- a collection of arrows, bullets, rain or stones
- a squadron- a collection of ships or soldiers
- a stack- a collection of arms or hay
- a staff- a group of teachers, officials or servants
- a string- a collection of pearls, islands or camels
- a suite- a collection of rooms or apartments
- a swarm- a collection of bees, flies or locusts
- a syndicate- a group of businessmen or councillors
- a team- a collection of players or horses
- a throng- a group of people
- a train- a collection of carriages or wagons
- a troop- a collection of lions or monkeys
- a troupe- a group of actors or artists
- a tuft- a collection of grass, hair or fluffy threads
- a volley- a collection of shots
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