ITEMS | 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 |
Friday, April 16, 2010
Collective Nouns
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