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Saturday, 28 March 2015

List of Collective Nouns

A Collective noun is the name we give to a group of nouns to refer to them as one entity.

 List of Collective Nouns :
  1. A class of students.
  2. An army of soldiers.
  3. A choir of singers.
  4. A crew of sailors.
  5. A band of musicians.
  6. A bunch of crooks.
  7. A crowd of people/spectators.
  8. A gang of thieves.
  9. A group of dancers.
  10. A team of players.
  11. A troupe of artists/dancers.
  12. A pack of thieves.
  13. A staff of employees.
  14. A regiment of soldiers.
  15. A tribe of natives.
  16. An audience of listeners.
  17. A panel of experts.
  18. A gang of labourers.
  19. A flock of tourists.
  20. A board of directors 
  21. A catch of fish.
  22. An army of ants.
  23. A flight of birds.
  24. A flock of birds.
  25. A haul of fish.
  26. A flock of sheep.
  27. A herd of deer/cattle/elephants/goats/buffaloes.
  28. A hive of bees.
  29. A litter of cubs.
  30. A host of sparrows.
  31. A team of horses.
  32. A troop of lions.
  33. A zoo of wild animals.
  34. A pack of wolves.
  35. A litter of puppies/kittens.
  36. A swarm of bees/ants/rats/flies.
  37. A team of horses/ducks/oxen.
  38. A murder of crows.
  39. A kennel of dogs.
  40. A pack of hounds.
  41. A group of islands.
  42. A galaxy of stars.
  43. A wad of notes.
  44. A forest of trees.
  45. A stack of wood.
  46. A fleet of ships.
  47. A string of pearls.
  48. An album of stamps/autographs/photographs.
  49. A hedge of bushes.
  50. A library of books.
  51. A basket of fruit.
  52. A bowl of rice.
  53. A pack of cards.
  54. A pair of shoes.
  55. A bouquet of flowers.
  56. A bunch of keys.
  57. A chest of drawers.
  58. A pack of lies.
  59. A range of mountains.
  60. A cloud of dust.

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