Collective nouns list
subject | collective noun with usage |
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accidents | A pile of accidents |
activities | A schedule of activities |
aeroplanes | A flight of aeroplanes |
aircraft | A flight of aircraft |
ambulances | A fleet of ambulances |
ammunition | A cache of ammunition |
apartments | A block of apartments |
apples | A bushel of apples |
apple trees | An orchard of apple trees |
armoured cars | A column of armoured cars |
arms | A cache of arms |
arrows | A quiver of arrows |
art | A museum of art |
artillery | A battery of artillery |
asparagus | A bundle of asparagus |
asteroids | A belt of asteroids |
balloons | A festival of balloons |
beads | A string of beads |
beans | A hill of beans |
bells | A peal of bells |
bills | A wad of bills |
blankets | A swelter of blankets |
blossoms | A flourish of blossoms |
boats | A fleet of boats |
bombs | A cluster of bombs |
books | A library of books |
bottles | A couple of bottles |
bowls | A set of bowls |
bread | A batch of bread |
bullets | A shower of bullets |
buses | A fleet of buses |
bushes | A hedge of bushes |
candies | A mint of candies |
canyons | A maze of canyons |
cards | A deck of cards |
cars | A fleet of cars |
cellphones | A babel of cellphones |
chairs | A fold of chairs |
chartered planes | A fleet of chartered planes |
circuits | A bank of circuits |
clothes | A bundle of clothes |
clouds | A soufflé of clouds |
coaches | A fleet of coaches |
coins | A roll of coins |
collective nouns | A catch of collective nouns |
commercials | A glut of commercials |
computers | A cluster of computers |
condiments | An accompaniment of condiments |
corn | A sheaf of corn |
cotton | A bale of cotton |
coughs | A chattering of coughs |
credit cards | A quicksand of credit cards |
cymbals | A sign of cymbals |
diamonds | A cluster of diamonds |
dice | A luck of dice |
dictionaries | A meaning of dictionaries |
directions | A vane of directions |
dirty clothes | A board of dirty clothes |
documents | A wealth of documents |
dollars | A fistful of dollars |
dominoes | A falling of dominoes |
drawers | A chest of drawers |
drinks | A round of drinks |
drugs | A cocktail of drugs |
drums | A kettle of drums |
dung | A pile of dung |
dust | A pile of dust |
earthquakes | A swarm of earthquakes |
eggs | A clutch of eggs |
egos | A pumphouse of egos |
embarrassments | A blush of embarrassments |
emotions | A wash of emotions |
errands | A hassle of errands |
estimations | A bout of estimations |
events | A chain of events |
exams | A series of exams |
firewood | A fagot of firewood |
fireworks | A exultation of fireworks |
flags | A bunting of flags |
flats | A block of flats |
flowers | A bouquet of flowers |
fruits | A basket of fruits |
furniture | A suite of furniture |
garbage | A pile of garbage |
gears | A rack of gears |
ghosts | A fright of ghosts |
gloves | A elicat of gloves |
gold | A hoard of gold |
golf balls | A flight of golf balls |
golf carts | A skitter of golf carts |
golf clubs | A set of golf clubs |
gossips | A dish of gossips |
grapes | A bunch of grapes |
grasses | A fistful of grasses |
greeting cards | A bromide of greeting cards |
gunfire | A hail of gunfire |
guns | A battery of guns |
gunships | A hailstorm of gunships |
hair | A lock of hair |
hay | A truss of hay |
helicopters | A hover of helicopters |
hides | A dicker of hides |
hills | A range of hills |
homework | A slew of homework |
houses | A huddle of houses |
ice | A floe of ice |
icebergs | A drift of icebergs |
ice cream | A bowl of ice cream |
ice cream carts | A chime of ice cream carts |
icons | A shield of icons |
ideas | A floodlight of ideas |
information | A wealth of information |
instruments | A parley of instruments |
islands | A chain of islands |
jam | A preserve of jam |
jewelery | A cache of jewelery |
jobs | A string of jobs |
juice | A pack of juice |
keys | A ring of keys |
knots | A cluster of knots |
leaves | An autumn of leaves |
letters | A budget of letters |
lies | A tissue of lies |
lines | A pencil of lines |
loaves | A batch of loaves |
luggage | An odyssey of luggage |
maps | An atlas of maps |
matches | A book of matches |
money | A wad of money |
monitors | A bank of monitors |
mountains | A range of mountains |
museums | A march of museums |
mushrooms | A troop of mushrooms |
nations | A league of nations |
nerves | A bundle of nerves |
newspapers | A stack of newspapers |
notes | A wad of notes |
nouns | A collective of nouns |
numbers | A set of numbers |
objects | A collection of objects |
onions | A rope of onions |
operas | A grandiosity of operas |
oranges | A pocket of oranges |
orchids | A coterie of orchids |
ovens | A range of ovens |
paper | A ream of paper |
pearls | A string of pearls |
peas | A pod of peas |
photographs | An album of photographs |
pictures | A portfolio of pictures |
pistols | A brace of pistols |
planes | A stack of planes |
planets | A quincunx of planets |
playing cards | A deck of playing cards |
plums | A basket of plums |
poems | An anthology of poems |
potholes | A whiplash of potholes |
pottage | A mess of pottage |
professions | A gamut of professions |
prose | An anthology of prose |
puddles | A splash of puddles |
puns | A groan of puns |
questions | A number of questions |
quilts | A hotbed of quilts |
rags | A bundle of rags |
reasons | A rainbow of reasons |
rebuttals | A quiver of rebuttals |
riches | An embarrassment of riches |
robots | A cog of robots |
rooms | A suite of rooms |
roses | A bouquet of roses |
salt | A lot of salt |
sand | A heap of sand |
satellites | An orbit of satellites |
sermons | A squash of sermons |
shells | A salvo of shells |
ships | A fleet of ships |
shoes | A scandal of shoes |
shopping carts | A samba of shopping carts |
silk-screens | A pull of silk-screens |
silk | A skein of silk |
similes | A superfluity of similes |
sirens | A wail of sirens |
software | A crash of software |
stairs | A flight of stairs |
stamps | An album of stamps |
stars | A galaxy of stars |
steps | A flight of steps |
sticks | A fagot of sticks |
strawberries | A punnet of strawberries |
submarines | A pack of submarines |
suitcases | A pack of suitcases |
sundays | A month of sundays |
surprises | A boo of surprises |
tanks | A clank of tanks |
tasks | An agenda of tasks |
taxis | A charge of taxis |
teddy bears | A hug of teddy bears |
tests | A battery of tests |
tomorrows | A promise of tomorrows |
tools | A set of tools |
toys | An assembly of toys |
trains | A postponement of trains |
tranquilizers | An equanimity of tranquilizers |
trash | A heap of trash |
treasure | A trove of treasure |
troubles | A sea of troubles |
trucks | A convoy of trucks |
trumpets | A flourish of trumpets |
truths | A pithy of truths |
umbrellas | A phalanx of umbrellas |
utensils | A set of utensils |
vans | A fleet of vans |
vegetables | A basket of vegetables |
vehicles | A convoy of vehicles |
vessels | A fleet of vessels |
warships | An armada of warships |
washing machines | A shudder of washing machines |
weapons | A cache of weapons |
wheat | A sheaf of wheat |
willows | A bend of willows |
windmills | A tilt of windmills |
winnings | A purse of winnings |
wood | A cord of wood |
woodwinds | A cord of woodwinds |
wool | A bale of wool |
words | A charm of words |
yachts | A fleet of yachts |
years | A score of years |
yesterdays | A flight of yesterdays |
yogurt | An assortment of yogurt |