Some Collective Nouns

Some Collective Nouns:

"A collective Noun is the name of a number (or collection) of persons or things taken together and spoken of an one whole"-Martine.
 

Some examples are :

An army of soldiers

A bale of cotton/silk

A batch of students

A bench of judges

A bevy of ladies/women/models

A bundle of sticks/papers/hay.

A bunch of grapes/keys/flowers.

A board of directors.

A band of musicians/pilgrims

A clump of trees/bamboos.

A chain of mountains

A couple of games.

A crew of sailors

A council of ministers

A constellation/galaxy of stars

A crowd of people/passengers

A colony of rats/seals/ants.

A convey of quail

A flock of birds

A flock of sheep/ducks/pigeons

A flight of birds/stairs/steps

A fleet of ships

A gang of robbers/pickpockets/coolies/thieves/bandits

A gaggle of geese

A galaxy of talents

A group of politicians/ girls/trees/houses

A heap of files/books/sand

A herd of cows/deer/horses/elephants/pigs

A muster of peacocks

A patch of cloud

A pile of papers/books/rubbish

A pack of hounds/wolves

A packet of cigarettes

A pack of lions

A pair of shoes

A posse of policemen

A range of mountains

A row of trees.

A series of events

A swarm of bees

A stack of wood/hay

A shoal of fish

A suit of clothes

A school of whales/herrings/mackerels/dolphins

A skein of woolen thread

A set of tools

A squad of home guards

A sheaf of paddy/wheat/papers/arrows

A pack of foxes

A staff of servants

A stud of racing horses

A troupe of singers/dancers.

A troop of monkeys/soldiers

A team of inspectors

A board of directors

A choir of singers

A class of students

A crowd of people

A pack of cards

A pack of lies

A gang/ pack of thieves

A panel of experts

A team of players

An army of ants

A hive of bees

A litter of puppies

A murder of crows

A swarm of locusts

A bouquet of flowers

A bunch of flowers

A fleet of ships

A forest of trees

A galaxy of stars

A wad of notes

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