Collective nouns list
Subject | Collective noun |
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dachshunds | A moxie of doxies |
dancers, male | A flight of dancers |
dancers, female | A float of dancers |
dancers | A gambol, or troupe of dancers |
daubers | A squat of daubers |
deans | A decanter, or decorum of deans |
debtors | A split of debtors |
debutants | A delirium of debutants |
decorators | A tantrum of decorators |
deer, roe | A bevy of roe deer |
deer, two/three | A brace (2), or leash (3) of deer |
deer | A bunch, herd, parcel, mob, or rangale of deer |
dentists | An amalgam, brace, or wince of dentists |
dermatologists | A rash of dermatologists |
designers | A set, or subtlety of designers |
diagnosticians | A guess of diagnosticians |
dice | A luck of dice |
dictators | A tyranny of dictators |
dictionaries | A meaning of dictionaries |
dieters | A pot of dieters |
dilation | A dilation of pupils |
dinosaurs | A herd, or pack of dinosaurs |
directions | A vane of directions |
directors | A gild, drove, or board of directors |
barstaff | A disappearance of barstaff |
divorcees | A desperation of divorcees |
DIYers | A bodge of DIYers |
doctors | A doctrine, or dose of doctors |
documents | A wealth, or dossier of documents |
dodos | An extinction of dodos |
dogfish | A troop of dogfish |
dogs, two/three | A brace (2), or leash (3) of dogs |
dogs | A kennel, or pack of dogs |
dollars | A fistful of dollars |
dolphins | A herd, flock, pod, school, or team of dolphins |
dominoes | A falling of dominoes |
donkeys | A herd, drove, or pace of donkeys |
dons | An obstruction of dons |
doorkeepers | A safeguard of doorkeepers |
dotterel | A trip of dotterel |
doves | A bevy, cote, dole, dule, exaltation, flight, piteousness, or prettying of doves |
dowagers | A bevy, or frost of dowagers |
dragonet fish | A swarm of dragonet fish |
dragons | A doom, flight, weyr, or wing of dragons |
dray | A dray of squirrels |
drinks | A round of drinks |
drones, literary | A swarm of literary drones |
drongos | A bunch of drongos |
drugs | A cocktail of drugs |
drummers | An asylum, fagot, or roll of drummers |
drums | A kettle of drums |
drunks | A load, or stone of drunks |
ducks | A brace, bunch, flush, flock, skein, sord, or string of ducks |
ducks, on ground | A badelynge of ducks (on the ground) |
ducks, swimming | A paddling of ducks (while swimming) |
ducks, idle in water | A raft of ducks (while idle in water) |
ducks, flying | A flight, plump, or team of ducks (while flying) |
ducks, diving | A dopping of ducks (diving) |
dunbirds | A rush, or flight of dunbirds |
dung | A pile of dung |
dunlin | A fling of dunlin |
dwarves | A shortage of dwarves |