Collective nouns-a list

Collective nouns-a list

Here’s a list of collective nouns commonly usedĀ in written and spoken English.

  1. an album- a collection of photographs or stamps
  2. an army- a group of soldiers
  3. an assembly- a group of people gathered for a purpose
  4. an audience- a group of people at a lecture or concert
  5. a bale- a collection of wool or cotton
  6. a band- a group of musicians or robbers
  7. a batallion- a group of soldiers
  8. a battery- a collection of guns
  9. a bench- a group of judges
  10. a bevy- a group of girls or ladies
  11. a block- a collection of flats
  12. a board- a group of directors
  13. a bouquet- a collection of flowers
  14. a brood- a group of chickens
  15. a budget- a collection of letters or news
  16. a bunch- a collection of keys, grapes or flowers
  17. a bundle- a collection of clothes or sticks
  18. a caravan- a group of travellers or merchants
  19. a century- a collection of years
  20. a chain- a collection of events or mountains
  21. a choir- a group of singers or angels
  22. a class- a group of students or persons
  23. a cloud- a collection of locusts
  24. a clump- a collection of trees
  25. a cluster- a collection of stars, islands or grapes
  26. a clutch- a collection of eggs
  27. a code- a collection of laws
  28. a collection- a collection of coins or stamps
  29. a colony- a group of people
  30. a commonwealth- a group of nations
  31. a company- a collection of actors, merchants or soldiers
  32. a congress- a group of delegates or representatives
  33. a congregation- a group of people in a church, mosque or temple
  34. a constellation- a collection of stars
  35. a council- a group of advisers
  36. a crew- a group of sailors
  37. a crowd- a group of people in the street
  38. a dynasty- a collection of kings or rulers
  39. a fall- a collection of leaves or snow
  40. a fleet- a collection of ships, cars or vessels
  41. a flight- a collection of birds, bees, insects or stairs
  42. a flock- a collection of chickens or sheep
  43. a forest- a huge collection of trees
  44. a fusillade- a collection of questions or shots discharged by firearms
  45. a gaggle- a group of geese
  46. a galaxy- a huge collection of stars
  47. a gallery- a collection of paintings or pictures
  48. a gang- a group of thieves, robbers or prisoners
  49. a grove- a collection of trees
  50. a heap- a collection of ruins or stones
  51. a herd- a collection of cattle, deer or swine driven together
  52. a hoard- a collection of gold or jewels
  53. a league- a collection of states or athletic teams promoting mutual interests
  54. a library- a collection of books
  55. a litter- a collection of puppies or kittensĀ 
  56. a mob- a group of people in a riot
  57. a muster- a collection of peacocks or troops
  58. a nest- a group of ants
  59. an orchestra- a group of musicians
  60. a pack- a collection of wolves or playing cards
  61. a panel- a group of judges
  62. a parade- a group of soldiers
  63. a party- a collection of people or musicians
  64. a pile- a collection of arms, bricks or stones
  65. a posse- a group of constables or policemen
  66. a poultry- a collection of fowls or ducks
  67. a queue- a group of people in a line
  68. a range- a collection of hills or mountains
  69. a regiment- a group of soldiers
  70. a row- a collection of chairs
  71. a school- a collection of whales or fish
  72. a series- a collection of events
  73. a set- a collection of tools
  74. a sheaf- a collection of arrows or paper
  75. a shoal- a collection of fish
  76. a shower- a collection of arrows, bullets, rain or stones
  77. a squadron- a collection of ships or soldiers
  78. a stack- a collection of arms or hay
  79. a staff- a group of teachers, officials or servants
  80. a string- a collection of pearls, islands or camels
  81. a suite- a collection of rooms or apartments
  82. a swarm- a collection of bees, flies or locusts
  83. a syndicate- a group of businessmen or councillors
  84. a team- a collection of players or horses
  85. a throng- a group of people
  86. a train- a collection of carriages or wagons
  87. a troop- a collection of lions or monkeys
  88. a troupe- a group of actors or artists
  89. a tuft- a collection of grass, hair or fluffy threads
  90. a volley- a collection of shots

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