Collective nouns list
The table below shows a long list of collective nouns used in English.
| English |
|---|
| PEOPLE |
| a band of soldiers |
| a circle of friends |
| a crew of sailors |
| a crowd of people |
| a gang of thieves |
| a group of people |
| a horde of children |
| a mass of people |
| a mob of hooligans |
| a panel of experts |
| a party of visitors |
| an army of soldiers |
| a bevy of beauties |
| a band of musicians |
| a band of robbers |
| a board of directors |
| a body of men |
| a bunch of crooks |
| a caravan of gypsies |
| a choir of singers |
| a class of pupils |
| a class of students |
| a company of actors |
| a company of soldiers |
| a congregation of worshippers |
| a crew of sailors |
| a crowd of spectators |
| a crowd of people |
| a dynasty of kings |
| a galaxy of film stars |
| a gang of crooks |
| a gang of labourers |
| a gang of prisoners |
| a gang of robbers |
| a gang of thieves |
| a horde of savages |
| a host of angels |
| a line of kings/rulers |
| a mob of rioters |
| a group of dancers |
| a group of singers |
| a pack of rascals |
| a pack of thieves |
| a party of friends |
| a patrol of policemen |
| a posse of policemen |
| a regiment of soldiers |
| a staff of employees |
| a staff of servants |
| a staff of teachers |
| a team of players |
| a tribe of natives |
| a troop of scouts |
| a troupe of artistes |
| a troupe of dancers |
| a troupe of performers |
| a party of friends |
| ANIMALS |
| a colony of ants |
| a drove of cattle |
| a plague of locusts |
| a school of fish |
| a herd of cattle |
| a hive of bees |
| an army of ants |
| a bevy of quail |
| a brood of chickens |
| a catch of fish |
| a cloud of flies |
| a cloud of insects |
| a cloud of locusts |
| a colony of gulls |
| a drove of cattle |
| a drove of horses |
| a flight of birds |
| a flight of doves |
| a flight of locusts |
| a flight of swallows |
| a flock of birds |
| a flock of geese |
| a flock of sheep |
| a gaggle of geese |
| a haul of fish |
| a herd of buffaloes |
| a herd of cattle |
| a herd of deer |
| a herd of elephants |
| a herd of goats |
| a herd of swine |
| a hive of bees |
| a host of sparrows |
| a kindle of kittens |
| a litter of cubs |
| a litter of piglets |
| a litter of kittens |
| a litter of puppies |
| a menagerie of wild animals |
| a muster of peacocks |
| a nest of ants |
| a nest of mice |
| a nest of rabbits |
| a pack of hounds |
| a pack of wolves |
| a plague of insects |
| a plague of locusts |
| a pride of lions |
| a school of herrings |
| a school of porpoises |
| a school of whales |
| a shoal of fish |
| a skein of wild geese in flight |
| a string of horses |
| a stud of horses |
| a swarm of ants |
| a swarm of bees |
| a swarm of insects |
| a swarm of locusts |
| a team of horses |
| a team of oxen |
| a train of camels |
| a tribe of goats |
| a troop of lions |
| a troop of monkeys |
| a zoo of wild animals |
| THINGS |
| a bouquet of flowers |
| a bunch of grapes |
| a clump of trees |
| a collection of coins |
| a deck of cards |
| a set of teeth |
| a shelf of books |
| a string of pearls |
| a pack of cards |
| a fleet of ships |
| an album of photographs |
| an album of stamps |
| an anthology of poems |
| an archipelago of islands |
| a bale of cotton |
| a basket of fruit |
| a batch of bread |
| a battery of guns |
| a block of flats |
| a book of exercises |
| a book of notes |
| a bouquet of flowers |
| a bowl of rice |
| a bunch of bananas |
| a bunch of flowers |
| a bunch of grapes |
| a bunch of keys |
| a bundle of rags |
| a bundle of firewood |
| a bundle of hay |
| a catalogue of goods |
| a chain of mountains |
| a chest of drawers |
| a cluster of coconuts |
| a cluster of grapes |
| a cloud of dust |
| a clump of bushes |
| a clump of trees |
| a collection of coins |
| a collection of curiosities |
| a collection of stamps |
| a column of smoke |
| a comb of bananas |
| a compendium of games |
| a constellation of stars |
| a cluster of diamonds |
| a cluster of stars |
| a clutch of eggs |
| a crate of fruit |
| a crop of apples |
| a fall of rain |
| a fall of snow |
| a fleet of motor-cars |
| a fleet of ships |
| a flight of aeroplanes |
| a flight of steps |
| a forest of trees |
| a galaxy of stars |
| a garland of flowers |
| a glossary of difficult words |
| a group of islands |
| a grove of trees |
| a hail of bullets |
| a harvest of wheat |
| a heap of rubbish |
| a heap of ruins |
| a hedge of bushes |
| a heap of stones |
| a layer of soil |
| a library of books |
| a line of cars |
| a list of names |
| a mass of ruins |
| a necklace of pearls |
| an outfit of clothes |
| an orchard of fruit trees |
| a pack of cards |
| a pack of lies |
| a packet of cigarettes |
| a packet of letters |
| a pair of shoes |
| a pencil of rays |
| a quiver of arrows |
| a range of hills |
| a range of mountains |
| a ream of paper |
| a reel of thread |
| a roll of film |
| a rope of pearls |
| a row of houses |
| a series of events |
| a set of china |
| a set of clubs |
| a set of tools |
| a sheaf of arrows |
| a sheaf of corn |
| a sheaf of grain |
| a sheaf of papers |
| a sheaf of wheat |
| a shower of blows |
| a shower of rain |
| a stack of arms |
| a stack of corn |
| a stack of hay |
| a stack of timber |
| a stack of wood |
| a stock of wood |
| a string of beads |
| a string of pearls |
| a suit of clothes |
| a suite of furniture |
| a suite of rooms |
| a tuft of grass |
| a tuft of hair |
| a wad of currency |
| a wreath of flowers |