Friday, April 16, 2010

Collective Nouns

 
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COLLECTIVE NOUNS
conies
A bury of conies
hogs
A parcel of hogs
hogs
A passel of hogs
information
A wealth of information
islands
A chain of islands
islands
An archipelago of islands
jays
A party of jays
jays
A band of jays
jellyfish
A fluther of jellyfish
jellyfish
A smack of jellyfish
jewels
A cache of jewels
jugglers
A neverthriving of jugglers
kangaroos
A mob of kangaroos
kangaroos
A troop of kangaroos
keys
A ring of keys
kittens (rabbits)
A wrack of kittens (rabbits)
knights
A rout of knights
knights
A banner of knights
ladies
A bevy of ladies
lambs
A fall of lambs
lapwings
A desert of lapwings
lapwings
A deceit of lapwings
larks
An ascension of larks
larks
An exaltation of larks
leopards
A leap of leopards
lepers
A colony of lepers
lions
A pride of lions
lions
A sowse of lions
lions
A sault of lions
locusts
A plague of locusts
lorries
A convoy of lorries
magpies
A tiding(s) of magpies
mallards
A sord of mallards
maps
An atlas of maps
martens
A richness of martens
mathematicians
A number of mathematicians
mathematicians
A set of mathematicians
men
A band of (merry) men
mice
A nest of mice
mice
A mischief of mice
moles
A labour of moles
moles
A company of moles
moles
A movement of moles
money
A wad of money
monitors
A bank of monitors
monkeys
A tribe of monkeys
monkeys
A mission of monkeys
mosquitoes
A scourge of mosquitoes
mountains
A range of mountains
mules
A barren of mules
mules
A Rake of mules
natives
A tribe of natives
nightingales
A watch of nightingales
nouns
A collective of nouns
nuns
A superfluity of nuns
objects
A collection of objects
onlookers
A crowd of onlookers
owls
A parliament of owls
owls
A stare of owls
oxen
A team of oxen
oxen
A yoke of oxen
oxen
A span of oxen
oysters
A bed of oysters
parrots
A company of parrots
partridges
A covey of partridges
peacocks
A pride of peacocks
peacocks
A muster of peacocks
peacocks
An ostentation of peacocks
pekinese
A pomp of pekinese
penguins
A creche of penguins
penguins
A huddle of penguins
penguins
A colony of penguins
performers
A troupe of performers
pheasants
A covey of pheasants
pheasants
A nye of pheasants
pheasants
A bouquet of pheasants
philosophers
A ponder of philosophers
pigeons
A loft of pigeons
piglets
A farrow of piglets
piglets
A litter of piglets
pigs
A drove of pigs
pigs
A herd of pigs
pigs
A sounder of pigs
pistols
A brace of pistols
plovers
A congregation of plovers
polecats
A chine of polecats
preachers
A converting of preachers
prose
An anthology of prose
quail
A covey of quail
quail
A bevy of quail
rabbits
A colony of rabbits
rabbits
A bury of rabbits
rabbits
A nest of rabbits
raccoons
A gaze of raccoons
rats
A pack of rats
rats
A colony of rats
rats
A swarm of rats
rats
A rabble of rats
ravens
An unkindness of ravens
ravens
A conspiracy of ravens
rebuttals
A quiver of rebuttals
rhinoceroses
A crash of rhinoceroses
rooks
A building of rooks
rooks
A clamour of rooks
ruffs
A hill of ruffs
sailors
A crew of sailors
salmon
A run of salmon
salmon
A bind of salmon
sandpipers
A fling of sandpipers
Scots
A disworship of Scots
sea fowl
A cloud of sea fowl
seagulls
A flock of seagulls
seals
A spring of seals
seals
A pod of seals
senators
A house of senators
sheep
A flock of sheep
sheep
A trip of sheep
sheldrakes
A doading of sheldrakes
ships
A flotilla of ships
ships
A fleet of ships
ships
An armada of ships
snails
A rout of snails
snakes
A den of snakes
snakes
A bed of snakes
snakes
A pit of snakes
snakes
A nest of snakes
snakes
A slither of snakes
snipe
A walk of snipe
snipe
A wisp of snipe
soldiers
A company of soldiers
soldiers
A brigade of soldiers
soldiers
A squad of soldiers
soldiers
A platoon of soldiers
soldiers
A division of soldiers
sparrows
A ubiquity of sparrows
sparrows
A quarrel of sparrows
sparrows
A host of sparrows
spiders
A clutter of spiders
spiders
A cluster of spiders
squirrels
A dray of squirrels
stairs
A flight of stairs
starlings
A murmuration of starlings
stars
A galaxy of stars
sticks
A fagot of sticks
storks
A muster of storks
students
A class of students
submarines
A pack of submarines
swallows
A flight of swallows
swans
A bevy of swans
swans
A bank of swans
swans (flying)
A wedge of swans (flying)
swine
A sounder of swine
swine
A drift of swine
tasks
An agenda of tasks
teal
A spring of teal
teal
A diving of teal
tennis games
A set of tennis games
tests
A battery of tests
thieves
A den of thieves
things
A bunch of things
thrushes
A mutation of thrushes
tigers
A streak of tigers
tigers
An ambush of tigers
toads
A knot of toads
tourists
A flock of tourists
trash
A heap of trash
trees
A grove of trees
trees
A thicket of trees
trees
A stand of trees
troops
A parel of troops
trout
A hover of trout
trucks
A convoy of trucks
turkeys
A rafter of turkeys
turkeys
A raffle of turkeys
turtledoves
A pitying of turtledoves
turtles
A turn of turtles
turtles
A dule of turtles
turtles
A bale of turtles
unicorns
A blessing of unicorns
vicaries (vicars)
A prudence of vicaries (vicars)
vipers
A nest of vipers
wagers
A book of wagers
walruses
A herd of walruses
walruses
An ugly of walruses
waterfowl
A plump of waterfowl
weasels
A sneak of weasels
whales
A school of whales
whales
A herd of whales
whales
A pod of whales
whales
A gam of whales
widgeon
A coil of widgeon
wikipedians
A page of wikipedians
winnings
A purse of winnings
witches
A coven of witches
wolves
A pack of wolves
wolves
A rout of wolves
woodpeckers
A descent of woodpeckers
worshipers
A congregation of worshipers
yeomen
A fellowship of yeomen
young oysters
A set of young oysters
zebra
A zeal of zebra
zebra
A herd of zebra

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