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Collective Noun

Collective Nouns – Persons

band of musicians
bevy of ladies
board of directors
body of men
bunch of crocks
caravan of gypsies
choir of singers
class of students
company of actors
congregation of worshippers
crew of sailors
crowd of people
dynasty of kings
gang of prisoners
group of dancers
horde of savages
host of angels
line of kings
mob of rioters
pack of thieves
party of friends
patrol of policemen
posse of policemen
regiment of soldiers
staff of employees
team of players
tribe of natives
troop of scouts
troupe of artistes


Collective Nouns – Animals

an army of ants
bevy of quail
broad of chickens
catch of fish
cloud of insects
colony of gulls
drove of horses
flight of birds
flock of sheep
gaggle of geese
haul of fish
herd of cattle
hive of bees
host of sparrows
kindle of kittens
litter of cubs
menagerie of wild animals
murder of crows
nest of mice
a pack of wolves
plague of locusts
pride of lions
school of whales
shoal of fish
skein of wild geese in flight
string of horses
stud of horses
swarm of bees
team of oxen
train of camels
tribe of goats
troop of lions
zoo of wild animals

Collective Nouns – Things

an album of photographs
an anthology of poems
an archipelago of islands
bale of cotton
basket of fruit
batch of bread
battery of guns
block of flats
book of notes
bouquet of flowers
bowl of rice
bunch of keys
bundle of sticks
catalogue of prices
chest of drawers
cluster of coconuts
cloud of dust
clump of bushes
collection of coins
comb of bananas
galaxy of stars
group of islands
fleet of ships
forest of trees
hail of bullets
hand of bananas
harvest of wheat
heap of rubbish
hedge of bushes
library of books
an outfit of clothes
an orchard of fruit trees
pack of cards
packet of letters
pair of shoes
quiver of arrows
range of mountains
ream of paper
reel of film
set of clubs
sheaf of grain
shower of rain
stack of wood
string of pearls
wad of notes

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