45 Collective Noun For Things

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ESL students, do you know what a collective noun is? A collective noun is a word that describes a group of people or things. For example, the word “team” is a collective noun because it describes a group of people working together. In this blog post, we’ll learn about 45 different collective nouns for things. Collective nouns are fun to use in conversation and writing, so let’s get started!

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

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A list of Common Collective Nouns

a broad of chickens
a staff of servants
a chest of drawers
a herd of llamas
a company of actors
a herd of moose
a crew of sailors
a herd of swans
a wad of notes
a bunch of seals
a swarm of butterflies
an outfit of clothes
a bowl of rice
a staff of employees
a shower of bastards
a zoo of wild animals
a troop of scouts
a board of directors
a set of bowls
a gang of prisoners
a party of friends
a bevy of ladies
a flock of goats
a cloud of insects
a group of engineers
a pack of sharks
a pack of hounds
a troupe of performers
a herd of seals
a shoal of salmon
a herd of sea horses
a series of photos
a bale of cotton
a group of dancers
a caravan of gypsies
a heap of trash
a bundle of sticks
a pack of mules
a flock of parrots
a herd of cranes
a shoal of pilchards
a pride of lions
a horde of savages
a herd of fairies
a set of clubs
a gang of prisoners
a staff of employees
a harvest of wheat
a ream of paper
a gaggle of geese
a mob of sheep
a stud of horses
a class of students
a herd of donkeys
a patrol of policemen
a group of people
a plague of locusts
a bunch of crocks
a group of islands
a mob of emus
a mob of rioters
a stack of wood
a range of mountains
a swarm of bees
a flock of birds
a herd of oxen
a herd of yaks
a nest of mice
a mob of kangaroos
a batch of bread
a party of friends
a company of actors
a swarm of gnats
a body of men
a flock of seagulls
a mob of meerkats
a battery of guns
a crowd of people
a troop of scouts
a crowd of onlookers
a gang of thieves
a troupe of monkeys
a library of books
a troupe of minstrels
a pack of bears (polar bears)
a sheaf of grain
an anthology of poems
a herd of zebras
a team of players
a pack of wolves
a swarm of eels
a galaxy of stars
a pack of grouse
a choir of singers
a herd of wrens
a board of directors
a troupe of shrimp
a string of pearls
a body of men
a herd of horses
a team of players
a herd of walruses
a stud of horses
a herd of elk
a patrol of policemen
a panel of experts
a troupe of artistes
a fall of woodcock
a gang of crooks
a mob of thieves
a collection of coins
a party of friends
a board of trustees
a flock of turkeys
a herd of ponies
a comb of bananas
a pack of stoats
a swarm of rats
a flock of swifts
a regiment of soldiers
an army of ants
a herd of caribou
a block of flats
a pack of mongooses
a swarm of flies
a choir of angels
a gang of hoodlums
a cluster of coconuts
a shoal of bass
a class of students
a chest of drawers
a hand of bananas
a pile of books
a flock of camels
an orchestra of musicians
a herd of goats
a bunch of crocks
a herd of elephants
a school of whales
a gang of criminals
a tribe of natives

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