Collective Nouns


	Collective Nouns
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A
Academics A faculty of academics	Actors A company of actors a cast of actors	Aeroplanes A flight of airplanes a squadron of aeroplanes x
Angels A host of angels a chorus of angels	Antelopes A herd of antelopes	Ants An army of ants a swarm of ants a colony of ants x
Apes A shrewdness of apes a troop of apes	Arms A stand of arms	Arrows A sheaf of arrows a quiver of arrows x
Arsonists A conflagration of arsonists	Artillery A park of artillery	Asses A pace of asses a herd of asses a drove of asses x
Asteroids A belt of asteroids	Athletes A team of athletes x

B
Baboons A flange of baboons a troop of baboons x	Bacteria A culture of bacteria	Badgers A cete of badgers
Bagpipers A poverty of pipers x	Balloons A festival of balloons	Bananas A hand of bananas
Barons A thought of barons	Barracuda A battery of barracuda	Bass A shoal of bass a fleet of bass x
Bastards A shower of bastards x	Bats A colony of bats	Beakers A nest of beakers
Beans A hill of beans	Bears A sleuth of bears a sloth of bears x	Beauties A bevy of beauties
Beavers A colony of beavers a lodge of beavers	Bees A swarm of bees a grist of bees a hive of bees x	Bells A peal of bells
Bills A wad of bills	Birds A flock of birds a flight of birds a congregation of birds a volery of birds a dissimulation of birds x	Bishops A bench of bishops
Bitterns A sedge of bitterns a siege of bitterns	Boars A sounder of boars a singular of boars a drift of boars (herded) x	Boats A flotilla of boats a fleet of boats
Bombs A cluster of bombs	Books A library of books a pile of books x	Bowls A set of bowls
Boys A blush of boys	Bread A batch of bread	Bucks A brace of bucks a leash of bucks x
Buffaloes A herd of buffaloes an obstinacy of buffaloes x	Bullfinches A bellowing of bullfinches	Bullocks A drove of bullocks
Bureaucrats A shuffle of bureaucrats x	Bustards A flock of bustards	Butlers A draught of butlers
Butterflies A kaleidoscope of butterflies a rabble of butterflies a swarm of butterfles a rainbow of butterflies x	Butterfly fish A school of butterfly fish	Buzzards A wake of buzzards

C
Camels A caravan of camels a flock of camels x	Candidates A slate of candidates	Capercaillies A tok of capercaillies
Capon A mews of capons	Cards A pack of cards a deck of cards x	Caribou A herd of caribou
Cars A fleet of cars a park of cars	Caterpillars An army of caterpillars	Cats A clowder of cats a cluster of cats a glaring of cats a destruction of cats (feral) x
Cattle A herd of cattle a drove of cattle a yoke of cattle (two) a kine of cattle a fold of Highland cattle x	Chamois A herd of chamois	Cheetahs A coalition of cheetahs
Chickens A brood of chickens a peep of chickens a clutch of chicks a chattering of chicks x	Chimpanzees A cartload of chimpanzees	Chinchillas A herd of chinchillas
Choughs A chattering of choughs a clattering of choughs x	Circuits A bank of circuits	Clams A bed of clams
Clans A gathering of clans	Clergy An assembly of clergy an abomination of clergy x	Cobras A quiver of cobras
Cockroaches A intrusion of cockroaches	Coins A roll of coins a rouleau of coins x	Collective nouns A catch of collective nouns
Colts A rag of colts a rake of colts x	Computers A cluster of computers a network of computers	Conies A bury of conies
Coots A covert of coots a cover of coots a raft of coots x	Cormorants A flight of cormorants	Corn A sheaf of corn
Courtiers A threatening of courtiers	Cows A herd of cows a flink of cows	Coyotes A band of coyotes a pack of coyotes x
Cranes A sedge of cranes a herd of cranes a siege of cranes	Cricketers An eleven of cricketers	Crocodiles A bask of crocodiles a congregation of crocodiles a float of crocodiles a nest of crocodiles x
Crows A murder of crows a hover of crows a storytelling of crows x	Cubs A litter of cubs	Curlews A head of curlews
Curs A cowardice of curs x

D
Dancers A troop of dancers x	Deer A herd of deer	Directors A board of directors
Doctors A confab of doctors	Dogfish A troop of dogfish	Dogs A pack of dogs a cry of dogs a kennel of dogs a litter of dogs (puppies) x
Dolphins A pod of dolphins	Donkeys A herd of donkeys a drove of donkeys a pace of donkeys x	Dotterels A trip of dotterels
Doves A dole of doves a dule of doves a flight of doves a piteousness of doves a pitying of doves a prettying of doves x	Dragons A flight of dragons a weyr of dragons a wing of dragons	Drawers A chest of drawers
Ducklings A fleet of ducklings	Ducks A brace of ducks (a pair) a dopping of ducks (diving) a plump of ducks (flying) a paddling of ducks (on water) a flush of ducks (brood) a team of ducks (in flight) x	Dunlins A fling of dunlins

E
Eagles A convocation of eagles	Economists A clashing of economists	Eels A bind of eels a swarm of eels x
Eggs A clutch of eggs a nest of eggs a setting of eggs x	Elephants A herd of elephants a parade of elephants	Elks A gang of elks
Employees A staff of employees x	Emus A mob of emus	Experts A panel of experts

F
Fairies A herd of fairies	Falcons A cast of falcons	Ferrets A fesnyng of ferrets a cast of ferrets a business of ferrets x
Finches A charm of finches a trembing of finches a trimming of finches	Fish A shoal of fish a fun of fish a haul of fish a draught of fish a catch of fish a school of fish x	Flamingoes A stand of flamingoes
Flies A swarm of flies a business of flies x	Flour A boll of flour	Flower-pots A caste of flower-pots
Flowers A bouquet of flowers a nosegay of flowers	Flying fish A glide of flying fish	Footballers An eleven of footballers a team of footballers a fifteen of footballers x
Foresters A stalk of foresters	Fowls A roost of fowls	Foxes A skulk of foxes a lead of foxes a leash of foxes x
Friars A skulk of friars	Frogs An army of frogs a knot of frogs x

G
Game A bag of game	Geese A skein of geese (in flight) a gaggle of geese (on the ground) a wedge of geese (flying) x	Gerbils A horde of gerbils
Giraffes A herd of giraffes a tower of giraffes x	Girls A giggle of girls	Gnats A cloud of gnats a swarm of gnats
Gnus An implausibility of gnus a herd of gnus	Goats A tribe of goats a herd of goats a flock of goats a trip of goats x	Gods A pantheon of gods
Goldfinches A charm of goldfinches a drum of goldfinches a troubling of goldfinches a chattering of goldfinches x	Goldfish A glint of goldfish	Golf clubs A set of golf clubs
Gorillas A band of gorillas a woop of gorillas x	Goshawks A flight of goshawks	Goslings A skein of goslings
Grandparents A wisdom of grandparents	Grapes A bunch of grapes a cluster of grapes x	Grass A tuft of grass
Grasshoppers A cloud of grasshoppers a cluster of grasshoppers	Greyhounds A leash of greyhounds	Grouse A covey of grouse a brood of grouse (single family) a pack of grouse (large group) x
Guillemots A bazaar of guillemots	Guinea pigs A group of guinea pigs	Gulls A colony of gulls a screech of gulls a pack of gulls x
Guns An arsenal of guns a battery of guns x

H
Hamsters A horde of hamsters	Hares A down of hares a husk of hares a warren of hares a trip of hares x	Harlots A heard of harlots
Harpers A melody of harpers	Hawks A cast of hawks a kettle of hawks a leash of hawks x	Hay A truss of hay
Hedgehogs An array of hedgehogs a prickle of hedgehogs x	Hens A brood of hens a run of hens	Hermits An observance of hermits
Herons A siege of herons a sedge of herons	Herrings A glean of herrings an army of herrings a shoal of herrings a cran of herrings x	Hides A dicker of hides
Hippopotamuses A bloat of hippopotamuses a crash of hippopotamuses a herd of hippopotamuses x	Historians An argumentation of historians	Hogs A sounder of hogs a drift of hogs
Homework A slew of homework	Hops A pocket of hops	Hornets A nest of hornets x
Horsemen A troop of horsemen a cavalcade of horsemen	Horses A haras of horses a stud of horses (for breeding) a team of horses a herd of horses a troop of horses x	Hounds A pack of hounds a mute of hounds a leash of hounds a cry of hounds
Hummingbirds A charm of hummingbirds a shimmer of hummingbirds x	Husbands A multiply of husbands	Hyenas A clan of hyenas

I
Iguanas A mess of iguanas x	Information A wealth of information	Insects A swarm of insects
Islands A group of islands an archipelago of islands a chain of islands x

J
Jays A band of jays a party of jays a scold of jays x	Jellyfish A fluther of jellyfish a smack of jellyfish	Jewels A cache of jewels
Judges A bench of judges x	Jugglers A neverthriving of jugglers

K
Kangaroos A mob of kangaroos a troop of kangaroos x	Keys A ring of keys	Kittens A kindle of kittens a litter of kittens
Knaves A rayful of knaves	Knights A banner of knights a rout of knights x

L
Labourers A gang of labourers	Ladies A bevy of ladies	Lambs A leap of lambs a fall of lambs x
Lapwings A deceit of lapwings a desert of lapwings	Larks An exaltation of larks a bevy of larks an ascension of larks x	Lawyers A huddle of lawyers
Leopards A lepe of leopards a leap of leopards	Lepers A colony of lepers	Lions A pride of lions a sault of lions a sowse of lions a troop of lions x
Lizards A lounge of lizards x	Llamas A herd of llamas	Locusts A plague of locusts
Lorries A convoy of lorries a fleet of lorries x

M
Machine guns A nest of machine guns	Magistrates A bench of magistrates	Magpies A tiding of magpies a tittering of magpies x
Maidens A bevy of maidens	Mallards A sord of mallards a puddling of mallards (on water) a flush of mallards (on land) a sute of mallards x	Maps An atlas of maps
Mares A stud of mares	Martens A richness of martens	Martins A richesse of martins x
Mathematicians A number of mathematicians	Matrons A riches of matrons x	Men A band of men
Mice A nest of mice	Minnows A stream of minnows	Moles A labour of moles a company of moles a movement of moles x
Money A wad of money	Monitors A bank of monitors	Monkeys A troop of monkeys a tribe of monkeys a cartload of monkeys x
Moose A herd of moose	Mosquitoes A scourge of mosquitoes	Mountains A range of mountains x
Mourners A cortege of mourners	Mules A barren of mules a pack of mules a rake of mules x	Musicians A band of musicians an orchestra of musicians
Mussels A pint of mussels x

N
Natives A tribe of natives	Newspaper A quire of newspapers	Nightingales A watch of nightingales a match of nightingales x
Nouns A collective of nouns x	Nuns A superfluity of nuns

O
Objects A collection of objects x	Onions A rope of onions	Onlookers A crowd of onlookers
Otters A bevy of otters a family of otters a romp of otters x	Owls A parliament of owls a stare of owls	Oxbirds A fling of oxbirds
Oxen A team of oxen a yoke of oxen (two) a drove of oxen a herd of oxen x	Oysters A bed of oysters

P
Painters An illusion of painters	Papers A budget of papers	Parrots A company of parrots a flock of parrots x
Partridges A covey of partridges a bew of partridges	Peacocks A muster of peacocks an ostentation of peacocks a pride of peacocks x	Pearls A rope of pearls a string of pearls
Peasants A toil of peasants	Penguins A raft of penguins (in water) a waddle of penguins (dry land) a colony of penguins a creche of penguins a huddle of penguins a rookery of penguins x	People A crowd of people
Performers A troupe of performers	Pheasants A bouquet of pheasants (flushed) a covey of pheasants a nye of pheasants (on the ground) a nide of pheasants (on the ground) a fesynes of pheasants a brace of pheasants (a pair) x	Philosophers A ponder of philosophers
Pigeons A flight of pigeons a flock of pigeons a loft of pigeons	Piglets A litter of piglets	Pigs A farrow of pigs a drove of pigs a herd of pigs a sounder of pigs (wild pigs) x
Pilchards A shoal of pilchards	Pipers A poverty of pipers	Players A team of players a squad of players x
Plovers A congregation of plovers a wing of plovers a stand of plovers x	Pochards A rush of pochards	Poems An anthology of poems
Polecats A chine of polecats	Police A posse of police	Politicians An equivocation of politicians x
Ponies A herd of ponies a string of ponies	Porpoises A school of porpoises a pod of porpoises x	Possums A passel of possums
Poultry A run of poultry	Prairie dogs A coterie of prairie dogs	Preachers A converting of preachers a pontification of preachers x
Princes A state of princes	Princesses A royalty of princesses	Prose An anthology of prose x
Ptarmigans A parliament of ptarmigans	Puffins A raft of puffins (on water) a wheel of puffins (flying) a colony of puffins (on land)	Puppies A litter of pups x

Q
Quail A bevy of quail a covey of quail x

R
Rabbits A colony of rabbits a flick of rabbits a bury of rabbits a wrack of rabbits (young rabbits) a nest of rabbits a warren of rabbits x	Raccoons A gaze of raccoons a nursery of raccoons	Racehorses A field of racehorses a string of racehorses
Rainbow fish A party of rainbow fish	Rats A plague of rats a colony of rats a horde of rats a mischief of rats x	Rattlesnakes A rhumba of rattlesnakes
Ravens A conspiracy of ravens an unkindness of ravens a storytelling of ravens x	Reeds A clump of reeds	Relatives A descent of relatives
Rhinoceroses A crash of rhinoceroses	Roe deer A bevy of roe deer	Rooks A parliament of rooks a clamour of rooks a building of rooks a storytelling of rooks x
Ruffs A bill of ruffs x	Runners A field of runners

S
Sailors A crew of sailors	Sails A fitting of sails a set of sails an outfit of sails x	Saints A communion of saints
Salmon A bind of salmon a run of salmon x	Sandpipers A fling of sandpipers	Savages A horde of savages
Sea fowl A cloud of sea fowl x	Sea horses A herd of sea horses	Seagulls A flock of seagulls
Seals A bunch of seals a knob of seals a pod of seals a plump of seals a colony of seals x	Senators A house of senators	Servants A staff of servants an obesiance of servants
Sharks A school of sharks a shiver of sharks	Sheep A flock of sheep a fold of sheep a drove of sheep a mob of sheep (Australian) x	Sheldrakes A doading of sheldrakes a dopping of sheldrakes
Ships A fleet of ships an armada of ships x	Shrimps A troup of shrimps	Silk A skein of silk
Slaves A gang of slaves x	Smokers A confraternity of smokers	Snails A rout of snails
Snakes A bed of snakes a den of snakes a nest of snakes a slither of snakes a pit of snakes	Snipe A walk of snipe (at rest) a wisp of snipe (in flight)	Soldiers An army of soldiers a squad of soldiers a company of soldiers a platoon of soldiers a division of soldiers a brigade of soldiers x
Sparrows A host of sparrows a quarrel of sparrows a tribe of sparrows a ubiquity of sparrows x	Spiders A cluster of spiders a clutter of spiders	Squirrels A dray of squirrels a scurry of squirrels
Stairs A flight of stairs	Starlets A galaxy of starlets	Starlings A murmuration of starlings x
Stars A cluster of stars a constellation of stars a galaxy of stars x	Steps A flight of steps	Stoats A pack of stoats
Storks A muster of storks x	Strawberries A punnet of strawberries	Strumpets A flourish of strumpets
Students A class of students	Swallows A flight of swallows	Swans A wedge of swans (flying) a bank of swans a bevy of swans a whiteness of swans a drift of swans (on water) a herd of swans x
Swifts A flock of swifts	Swine A sounder of swine a drift of swine a doyft of swine x	Swordfish A flotilla of swordfish

T
Tailors A disguising of tailors	Tasks An agenda of tasks	Teal A diving of teal a spring of teal a knob of teal x
Thieves A gang of thieves a den of thieves	Thrushes A mutation of thrushes	Tigers A streak of tigers an ambush of tigers x
Toads A knot of toads x	Tourists A flock of tourists	Trash A heap of trash
Trees A clump of trees a grove of trees a copse of trees a thicket of trees a stand of trees x	Troops A parel of troops	Trout A hover of trout
Trucks A convoy of trucks a fleet of trucks	Turkeys A raffle of turkeys a rafter of turkeys a flock of turkeys a dule of turkeys a brood of turkeys (young) x	Turtledoves A pitying of turtledoves
Turtles A dule of turtles a bale of turtles x	Typists A pool of typists

U
Unicorns A blessing of unicorns	Umbrellas A spawn of umbrellas x

V
Vicars A prudence of vicars	Vipers A nest of vipers	Vultures A wake of vultures a colony of vultures x

W
Wagers A book of wagers x	Wallabies A mob of wallabies	Walruses A herd of walruses
Wasps A nest of wasps x	Waterfowl A plump of waterfowl	Weapons A cache of weapons
Weasels A sneak of weasels a pack of weasels	Whales A school of whales a pod of whales a run of whales a herd of whales x	Whelps A litter of whelps
Whiting A pod of whiting	Widows An ambush of widows	Wigeon A company of wigeon a bunch of wigeon a coil of wigeon a knob of wigeon x
Wildfowl A trip of wildfowl a plump of wildfowl x	Winnings A purse of winnings	Witches A coven of witches
Wolves A rout of wolves a pack of wolves x	Wombats A warren of wombats	Women A bond of women
Woodcock A fall of woodcock a covey of woodcock a plump of woodcock x	Woodpeckers A descent of woodpeckers	Worms A clew of worms
Worshippers A congregation of worshippers x	Wrens A herd of wrens

Y
Yaks A herd of yaks x	Yeomen A fellowship of yeomen

Z
Zebras A herd of zebras a zeal of zebras x

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