Learn Common Collective Nouns: Group Words for People, Animals and Things in English with Videos and Pictures.
In linguistics, a collective noun is a word that refers to a collection of things taken as a whole.
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List of Collective Nouns in English
- Herd – A group of herbivore animals
- Pack – A group of canine animals such as wolves or dogs; also used to describe playing cards and packages containing multiple objects
- Flock – A group of birds; also used to discuss small hooved animals such as sheep or goats
- Swarm – A group of insects
- Shoal – A group of fish
- Group – A very general term used to describe people, places, things, and animals
- Crowd – Usually used to describe a group of people
- Gang – Usually used to describe a group of criminals; also used to describe a group of workers, particularly sailors or dock workers
- Mob – Normally used to describe an angry or unruly group of people; also used to describe a group of kangaroos
- Staff – A group of people who work in the same place
- Crew – Usually used to denote a group of workers; also used to describe aircraft and ships personnel
- Choir – A large, organized group of singers
- Orchestra – A large, organized group of instrumentalists, led by a conductor
- Panel – A group of experts
- Board – A group of people, usually professionals, who take on an advisory role
- Troupe – A group of actors or acrobats; also used to describe a group of monkeys
- Bunch – Usually a group of smallish objects such as grapes, flowers, keys, or bananas
- Pile – An untidy collection of items such as rubbish
- Heap – A mounded collection of items; used interchangeably with “pile”
- Set – A tidy group of matched objects such as dishes; also used to describe rules or a social group of people
- Stack – A group of items neatly laid one on top of another; i.e., a stack of books
- Series – Used to discuss movies, books, or events that follow one after another, i.e. Star Trek or Harry Potter
- Shower – Usually used to describe rain, although it can be used to describe gifts or compliments
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