Collective Nouns

A collective noun is a word for a group of specific items, animals or people. For example, a group of ships is called a fleet, a group of cows is called a herd, a groupd of lions is called a pride, a group of baseball players is called a team, and a group of ants is called a colony.

Some Collective Nouns: List of Collective Nouns by Collective Noun

armada of ships army of caterpillars, frogs, soldiers bank of circuits battery of tests bed of clams, snakes belt of asteroids bevy of beauties bouquet of flowers brood of hens caravan of camels cete of badgers chain of islands clan of hyenas class of students cloud of gnats clowder of cats clutter of cats clutch of chicks, eggs company of actors colony of ants, bats, beavers, lepers, penguins congregation of plovers, worshippers corps of giraffes coven of witches crowd of onlookers culture of bacteria deck of cards den of snakes, thieves division of soldiers drove of cattle fleet of airplanes, ships flock of birds, sheep

List of Collective Nouns by Noun

actors - company, troupe airplanes - fleet ants - colony, swarm antelopes - herd apes - troop, shrewdness arrows - quiver asteroids - belt bacteria - culture bats - colony bears - sloth beauties - bevy beavers - colony, lodge bees - hive, swarm bills - wad birds - dissimulation, flock, volery boars - sounder books - library camels - caravan candidates - slate cards -deck caterpillars - army cattle - drove, herd, kine cats - clowder, cluster, ponce chicks - clutch circuits - bank crows - murder dogs - pack eggs - clutch experts - panel fish - school flamingoes - stand

flight of swallows flotilla of ships forest of trees gaggle of geese galaxy of stars herd of antelope, buffalo, cattle, deer, zebra hive of bees host of sparrows knot of toads leap of leopards library of books litter of puppies, kittens lodge of beavers mob of kangaroos murder of crows nest of mice, snakes orchard of trees pack of dogs, hounds, wolves panel of experts parliament of owls pit of snakes platoon of soldiers pod of whales pride of lions, peacocks quiver of arrows range of mountains school of fish shrewdness of apes slate of candidates sloth of bears sounder of boars, pigs squad of players, soldiers stand of flamingoes, trees swarm of ants, bees, fkies team of horses, oxen, players thicket of trees tribe of monkeys, natives trip of goats troop of apes, kangaroos troupe of actors, performers unit of soldiers wad of bills, money wealth of information yoke of oxen

flowers - bouquet geese - gaggle giraffes - corps gnats - cloud goats - trip hens - brood hounds - cry, pack hyenas - clan information - wealth islands - chain kangaroos - mob, troop kittens - litter lawyers - murder leopards - leap lepers - colony lions - pride monkeys - tribe, troop mountains - range owls - parliament oxen - team, yoke puppies - litter ships - armada, fleet, flotilla snakes - bed, den, nest, pit soldiers - army, brigade, company, division, platoon, squad, unit sparrows - host, flight students - class tests - battery toads - knot trees - forest, grove, orchard, stand, thicket trucks - convoy turkeys - rafter vipers - nest whales - pods witches - coven wolves - pack worshippers - congregation zebras - herd

Collective Nouns

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This is a collection of collective nouns for use and general amusement.

A company of angel fish A herd of antelopes a tribe of antelopes A troupe of artistes A bundle of asparagus A pace of asses a herd of asses a drove of asses

A
A faculty of academics A balance of accountants A troupe of acrobats A company of actors a cast of actors A flight of airplanes a squadron of aeroplanes A bevvy of alcoholics A bench of aldermen A corps of anatomists A host of angels a chorus of angels

An army of A belt of asteroids ants a swarm of A team of athletes ants a colony of ants A raft of auks a colony of auks A shrewdness of apes A colony of avocets a troop of apes A stand of arms A sheaf of arrows a quiver of arrows A conflagration of arsonists A park of artillery

B
A flange of baboons a troop of baboons a congress of baboons A culture of bacteria A cete of badgers A poverty of pipers A festival of balloons A hand of bananas a bunch of bananas A babble of barbers a chorus of barbers A bevy of beauties A colony of beavers a lodge of beavers A swarm of bees a grist of bees a hive of bees A kneading of bakers A peal of bells A set of bowls A blush of boys a rascal of boys A troop of boy scouts A batch of bread A feast of brewers A shout of brigadiers A pack of Brownies A race of bucks a leash of bucks

A promise of barmen A thought of barons A battery of barracuda A shoal of bass a fleet of bass A shower of bastards A colony of bats a cloud of bats A grove of bayonets A nest of beakers A squad of beaters A hill of beans A sleuth of bears a sloth of bears

a change of bells A wad of bills A flock of birds a flight of birds a congregation of birds a volery of birds a dissimulation of birds A bench of bishops

A herd of buffaloes an obstinacy of buffaloes A bellowing of bullfinches A drove of bullocks A shuffle of bureaucrats A flock of bustards A goring of butchers A draught of butlers

A kaleidoscope of butterflies a rabble of butterflies A herd of bison a swarm of butterfles a rainbow of butterflies A sedge of bitterns A school of butterfly fish a siege of bitterns A wake of buzzards A sute of bloodhounds A sounder of boars a singular of boars a drift of boars (herded) A flotilla of boats a fleet of boats A cluster of bombs An audit of bookkeepers A library of books a pile of books x

C
A caravan of camels a flock of camels A slate of candidates A chapter of canons A cartload of chimpanzees A herd of chinchillas A hastiness of cooks A covert of coots a cover of coots a raft of coots

a dignity of canons A tok of capercaillies A company of capitalists a syndicate of capitalists A mews of capons A pack of cards a deck of cards a hand of cards A herd of caribou A fleet of cars a park of cars An army of caterpillars A clowder of cats a cluster of cats a glaring of cats a destruction of cats (feral) A herd of cattle a drove of cattle a yoke of cattle (two) a kine of cattle a fold of Highland cattle A herd of chamois A coalition of cheetahs A brood of chickens a peep of chickens a clutch of chicks a chattering of chicks

A chattering of A flight of cormorants choughs a clattering of A sheaf of corn choughs A galaxy of cosmologists A congregation of churchgoers An intrigue of councillors A bank of circuits A threatening of courtiers

A herd of cows A bed of clams a flink of cows A gathering of clans A band of coyotes a pack of coyotes

An assembly of A sedge of cranes clergy a herd of cranes an abomination a siege of cranes of clergy An eleven of cricketers A school of A shrivel of critics clerks A bask of crocodiles A cutting of a congregation of crocodiles cobblers a float of crocodiles a nest of crocodiles A quiver of cobras A murder of crows a hover of crows A bed of a storytelling of crows cockles A litter of cubs A intrusion of cockroaches A head of curlews A school of cod A cowardice of curs A roll of coins a rouleau of coins A catch of collective nouns A rag of colts a rake of colts An unease of compromises A cluster of computers a network of computers

A bury of conies

D
A troop of dancers A decorum of deans a decanter of deans A herd of deer A brace of dentists A herd of dinosaurs A board of directors A confab of doctors A dossier of documents A troop of dogfish A herd of donkeys a drove of donkeys a pace of donkeys An obstruction of dons A trip of dotterels A dole of doves a dule of doves a flight of doves a piteousness of doves a pitying of doves a prettying of doves A pack of dogs a cry of dogs a kennel of dogs a litter of dogs (puppies) A pod of dolphins a school of dolphins A flight of dragons a weyr of dragons a wing of dragons A chest of drawers A fleet of ducklings 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) A fling of dunlins

E
A convocation of eagles A clashing of economists A bind of eels a swarm of eels x A clutch of eggs A a setting of eggs A a nest of eggs A A herd of elephants A a parade of elephants A grid of electricians gang of elks staff of employees mob of emus panel of experts

F
A cast of falcons A fesnyng of ferrets a cast of ferrets a business of ferrets A charm of finches a trembing of finches a trimming of finches A bundle of firewood A shoal of fish a run of fish a haul of fish a draught of fish a catch of fish a school of fish x An An eleven of footballers exaggeration of a team of footballers fishermen a fifteen of footballers A stand of flamingoes A stalk of foresters

A roost of fowls A swarm of flies a business of A skulk of foxes flies a lead of foxes a leash of foxes A boll of flour A caste of flower-pots A bouquet of flowers a bunch of flowers a nosegay of flowers A glide of flying fish x A skulk of friars An army of frogs a knot of frogs A colony of fungi

G
A bag of game A talent of gamblers A skein of geese (in flight) a gaggle of geese (on the ground) a wedge of geese (flying) A horde of gerbils A phantasmagoria of ghosts A herd of giraffes a tower of giraffes a journey of giraffes A company of girl guides A giggle of girls A cloud of gnats a swarm of gnats A tribe of goats A wisdom of grandparents a herd of goats a flock of goats A bunch of grapes a trip of goats a cluster of grapes A pantheon of gods A charm of goldfinches a drum of goldfinches a troubling of goldfinches a chattering of goldfinches A glint of goldfish A set of golf clubs A tuft of grass A cloud of grasshoppers a cluster of grasshoppers A leash of greyhounds A covey of grouse a brood of grouse (single family) a pack of grouse (large group) A bazaar of guillemots A group of guinea pigs A colony of gulls a screech of gulls a pack of gulls

An implausibility of gnus a herd of gnus

A dopping of goosanders A band of gorillas a whoop of gorillas A flight of goshawks A skein of goslings A galaxy of governesses x

An arsenal of guns a battery of guns

H
A horde of hamsters A down of hares a husk of hares a warren of hares a trip of hares A herd of harlots A melody of harpists A cast of hawks a kettle of hawks a leash of hawks A truss of hay An array of hedgehogs a prickle of hedgehogs An expectation of heirs A brood of hens a run of hens An observance of hermits A dicker of hides A parcel of hinds A siege of herons a hedge of herons a rookery of herons A glean of herrings an army of herrings a shoal of herrings a cran of herrings A pocket of hops A nest of hornets a swarm of hornets A troop of horsemen a cavalcade of horsemen A haras of horses a stud of horses (for breeding) a team of horses a herd of horses a troop of horses A pack of hounds a mute of hounds a leash of hounds a cry of hounds A charm of hummingbirds a shimmer of hummingbirds

A bloat of A blast of hunters hippopotamuse s A multiply of husbands a crash of hippopotamuse A clan of hyenas s a herd of hippopotamuse s An argumentation of historians A sounder of

hogs a drift of hogs A slew of homework A gang of hooligans x

I
A mess of iguanas A vagary of impediments A wealth of information A diffidence of introverts A budget of inventors A swarm of insects A group of islands an archipelago of islands a chain of islands x

J
A husk of jackrabbits A band of jays a party of jays a scold of jays A fluther of jellyfish a smack of jellyfishx A cache of jewels A scoop of journalists A bench of judges A neverthriving of jugglers

K
A mob of kangaroos a troop of kangaroos A ring of keys a bunch of keys A kindle of kittens a litter of kittens A rayful of knaves A banner of knights a rout of knights

L
A gang of labourers A bevy of ladies A loveliness of ladybirds A leap of lambs a fall of lambs A lepe of leopards a leap of leopards An audience of listeners A lounge of lizards A huddle of A pride of lions lawyers a sault of lions an eloquence of a sowse of lions lawyers a troop of lions

A deceit of lapwings a desert of lapwings An exaltation of larks a bevy of larks an ascension of larks A flush of lavatories

A herd of llamas A colony of lepers A kindle of leverets A stack of librarians A flock of lice an infestation of lice A babble of linguists A parcel of linnets A plague of locusts a swarm of locusts a cloud of locusts A convoy of lorries a fleet of lorries

M
A nest of machine guns A shoal of mackerel An illusion of magicians A bench of magistrates A tiding of magpies a tittering of magpies a murder of magpies A bevy of maidens A sord of mallards a puddling of mallards (on water) a flush of mallards (on land) a sute of mallards An atlas of maps A stud of mares A richness of martens A richesse of martins A number of mathematicians A riches of matrons A clutch of mechanics A compromise of mediators A bank of monitors A troop of monkeys A band of men a tribe of monkeys a cartload of monkeys A faith of merchants A plump of moorhens A diligence of messengers A herd of moose

A side of morris dancers A shower of meteorologists A scourge of mosquitoes A nest of mice a mischief of mice A range of mountains A cortege of mourners

An expectation A barren of mules of midwives a pack of mules a rake of mules A flurry of mink A band of musicians A stream of an orchestra of musicians minnows a swarm of A troop of mushrooms minnows A pint of mussels A troupe of a bed of mussels minstrels A horde of misers

A labour of moles a company of moles a movement of moles A wad of money A band of mongooses a pack of mongooses x

N
A tribe of natives An annoyance of neighbours A quire of newspapers A collective of nouns A watch of nightingales a match of nightingales A gallimaufry of noises A superfluity of nuns x

O
A row of oarsmen A collection of objects A rope of onions A crowd of onlookers A coterie of orchids A pride of ostriches A fling of oxbirds A team of oxen A bevy of otters a yoke of oxen (two) a family of a drove of oxen otters a herd of oxen a romp of otters A bed of oysters A parliament of owls a stare of owls

P
A run of paparazzi A budget of papers A company of parrots a flock of parrots a pandemonium of parrots A covey of partridges a bew of partridges A body of pathologists A bouquet of pheasants (flushed) a covey of pheasants a nye of pheasants (on the ground) a nide of pheasants (ground) a fesynes of An aurora of polar bears a pack of polar bears A chine of polecats A posse of police An equivocation of politicians A herd of ponies a string of ponies

A ward of patients A muster of peacocks an ostentation of peacocks a pride of peacocks A rope of pearls a string of pearls A pod of peas A toil of peasants A malapertness of pedlars A pomp of pekingese A pod of pelicans a scoop of pelicans A raft of penguins (in water) a waddle of penguins (dry land) a penguinry of penguins a creche of penguins a huddle of penguins a colony of penguins A crowd of people a mob of people a congregation of people a audience of people A pack of perch A cadge of peregrines A troupe of performers

pheasants a brace of pheasants (a pair)

A prickle of porcupines A cluster of porcupine fish

A school of porpoises A battery of a pod of porpoises photographers A passel of possums A ponder of philosophers A run of poultry A nucleus of physicists A flight of pigeons a flock of pigeons a loft of pigeons A litter of piglets a farrow of piglets A coterie of prairie dogs A converting of preachers a pontification of preachers A state of princes A royalty of princesses A gang of prisoners a pity of prisoners An anthology of prose

A control of psychiatrists A farrow of pigs a drove of pigs A complex of psychologists a herd of pigs a doylt of pigs A parliament of ptarmigans a sounder of pigs (wild pigs) A raft of puffins (on water) a colony of puffins (on land) A shoal of a wheel of puffins (flying) pilchards A litter of pups A knob of pintails A poverty of pipers a skirl of pipers A chest of plans A team of players a squad of players A congregation of plovers a wing of plovers a stand of

plovers A gush of plumbers A rush of pochards An anthology of poems x

Q
A bevy of quail a covey of quail x A rosary of quotations

R
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 A gaze of raccoons a nursery of raccoons A field of racehorses a string of racehorses A party of rainbow fish A plague of rats A crash of rhinoceroses a colony of rats A band of robbers a horde of rats a mischief of A bevy of roe deer rats A rhumba of rattlesnakes A clamour of rooks a parliament of rooks a building of rooks a storytelling of rooks

A conspiracy of ravens A bill of ruffs an unkindness of ravens A nest of rumours a storytelling of ravens A field of runners A crowd of redwings A clump of reeds A descent of relatives A rabble of remedies x

S
A fitting of sails a set of sails an outfit of sails A blackening of A flight of stairs shoemakers A galaxy of starlets A pair of shoes

A communion of saints A bind of salmon a run of salmon A fling of sandpipers A family of sardines A horde of savages A troop of scouts A cloud of sea fowl A herd of sea horses A squabble of seagulls a flock of seagulls A bunch of seals a knob of seals a pod of seals a plump of seals a colony of seals A scolding of seamstresses A house of senators A staff of servants an obesiance of servants A school of sharks a shiver of sharks A flock of sheep a fold of sheep a drove of sheep a mob of sheep (Australian) A doading of sheldrakes a dopping of sheldrakes A posse of sheriffs A fleet of ships an armada of ships a flotilla of ships

a rack of shoes A murmuration of starlings a cloud of starlings A troup of shrimps A cluster of stars a constellation of stars A shrubbery of a galaxy of stars shrubs A flight of steps A skein of silk A spread of sticklebacks A choir of a shoal of sticklebacks singers A pack of stoats A surfeit of skunks A portfolio of stockbrokers A gang of slaves A quantity of smelts An anthology of stories A muster of storks A punnet of strawberries

A confraternity A flourish of strumpets of smokers A class of students A rout of snails A stack of suitcases A bed of snakes a den of snakes A flight of swallows a nest of snakes A wedge of swans (flying) a slither of a bank of swans snakes a bevy of swans a pit of snakes a whiteness of swans a drift of swans (on water) A walk of snipe a herd of swans (at rest) a squadron of swans a wisp of snipe (in flight) A flock of swifts An army of soldiers a squad of soldiers a company of soldiers a platoon of soldiers a division of soldiers a brigade of soldiers A host of sparrows a quarrel of A sounder of swine a drift of swine a doylt of swine A flotilla of swordfish

sparrows a chatter of sparrows a tribe of sparrows a ubiquity of sparrows A cluster of spiders a clutter of spiders A cacophony of sounds A dray of squirrels a scurry of squirrels

T
A disguising of tailors An agenda of tasks A glazing of taverners A diving of teal a spring of teal a knob of teal A hug of teddy bears A colony of termites a swarm of termites A gang of thieves a den of thieves A mutation of thrushes A streak of tigers an ambush of tigers A knot of toads A board of trustees a nest of toads A float of tuna A flock of a troup of tuna tourists A raffle of turkeys a rafter of turkeys An anorak of a flock of turkeys trainspotters a dule of turkeys A heap of trash a posse of turkeys a brood of turkeys (young) A clump of trees A pitying of turtledoves a grove of trees a copse of trees A dule of turtles a thicket of a bale of turtles trees a forest of trees A pool of typists a stand of trees A parel of troops A hover of trout A convoy of trucks a fleet of trucks

A blessing of unicorns

A spawn of umbrellas

An unction of undertakers x

V
A prudence of vicars A nest of vipers x A colony of voles A wake of vultures a colony of vultures

W
A book of wagers A mob of wallabies A herd of walruses a huddle of walruses A nest of wasps A plump of waterfowl A cache of weapons A sneak of weasels a pack of weasels A school of whales a pod of whales a run of whales a herd of whales A litter of whelps An ambush of widows A company of wigeon a bunch of wigeon a coil of wigeon a knob of wigeon A warren of wombats A bond of women A fall of woodcock a covey of woodcock a plump of woodcock A descent of woodpeckers A pod of whiting A rout of wolves a pack of wolves

A clew of worms A destruction of wildcats A congregation of worshippers a dout of wildcats A herd of wrens A trip of wildfowl a plump of wildfowl A purse of winnings A coven of witches A gang of workmen x A worship of writers

Y
A herd of yaks A fellowship of yeomenx A yearning of yesterdays An optimism of youths

Z
A herd of zebras a zeal of zebras

a cohort of zebras