A collective noun is used to name a group of persons, animals, or things. This Buzzle article provides a few examples of collective nouns along with a list of the most commonly used ones.
A collective noun is a type of common noun which is used to name a group of persons or things. Since they refer to a group of nouns as a unit, they are considered to be a subset of countable nouns.
A few collective nouns, for example: group or bunch, are very commonly used in everyday speech. Say,
bunch can be used for keys, flowers, and bananas. Given below is a list of subjects along with their most commonly used collective nouns.
Examples of Collective Nouns in Sentences
» The audience loved his performance.
» The army is ready to attack.
» She gave him a bunch of bananas.
» The winning team was celebrating.
» The gang was planning to rob the bank.
» We were going through my childhood album.
» The herd is grazing.
» Anne went to the nearest library.
» John was the only boy in the class.
» The forest was very dense.
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR PEOPLE
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| Subject |
Collective Noun |
| 1. Artists |
Troupe |
| 2. Athletes |
Team |
| 3. Bishops |
Bench |
| 4. Boys |
Blush |
| 5. Clerks |
School |
| 6. Clowns |
Alley |
| 7. Comedians |
Riot |
| 8. Crooks |
Bunch |
| 9. Dancers |
Group |
| 10. Directors |
Board |
| 11. Employees |
Staff |
| 12. Experts |
Panel |
| 13. Gamblers |
Talent |
| 14. Girls |
Giggle |
| 15. Hunters |
Blast |
| 16. Knights |
Banner |
| 17. Laborers |
Gang |
| 18. Ladies |
Bevy |
| 19. Lawyers |
Eloquence |
| 20. Listeners |
Audience |
| 21. Magicians |
Illusion |
| 22. Men |
Band |
| 23. Merchants |
Faith |
| 24. Musicians |
Band |
| 25. Natives |
Tribe |
| Subject |
Collective Noun |
| 26. People |
Group |
| 27. Pilots |
Crew |
| 28. Players |
Team |
| 29. Poets |
Rhyme |
| 30. Professors |
Pomposity |
| 31. Refugees |
Flight |
| 32. Robbers |
Band |
| 33. Sailors |
Crew |
| 34. Schoolboys |
Rout |
| 35. Senators |
House |
| 36. Servants |
Obeisance |
| 37. Singers |
Choir |
| 38. Shoemakers |
Blackening |
| 39. Shoppers |
Crush |
| 40. Soldiers |
Army |
| 41. Students |
Class |
| 42. Teachers |
Quiz |
| 43. Thieves |
Gang |
| 44. Tourists |
Flock |
| 45. Walkers |
Amble |
| 46. Web-masters |
Net |
| 47. Wives |
Impatience |
| 48. Women |
Gaggle |
| 49. Worshipers |
Congregation |
| 50. Writers |
Bevy |
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR ANIMALS AND BIRDS
| Subject |
Collective Noun |
| 1. Ants |
Army |
| 2. Apes |
Troop |
| 3. Bees |
Hive |
| 4. Buffaloes |
Herd |
| 5. Camels |
Herd |
| 6. Cats |
Clowder |
| 7. Chickens |
Brood |
| 8. Cows |
Dairy |
| 9. Crows |
Murder |
| 10. Cubs |
Litter |
| 11. Deer |
Herd |
| 12. Dogs |
Kennel |
| 13. Dolphins |
School |
| 14. Doves |
Flight |
| 15. Ducks |
Team |
| 16. Eagles |
Convocation |
| 17. Fish |
School |
| 18. Elephants |
Herd |
| 19. Flamingos |
Stand |
| 20. Frogs |
Army |
| 21. Geese |
Flock |
| 22. Hawks |
Cast |
| 23. Horses |
Team |
| 24. Hummingbirds |
Charm |
| 25. Jays |
Party |
| Subject |
Collective Noun |
| 26. Leopards |
Leap |
| 27. Lions |
Pride |
| 28. Nightingales |
Watch |
| 29. Owls |
Parliament |
| 30. Parrots |
Company |
| 31. Peacocks |
Muster |
| 32. Penguins |
Parcel |
| 33. Pigeons |
Flight |
| 34. Puppies |
Litter |
| 35. Rabbits |
Bevy |
| 36. Ravens |
Unkindness |
| 37. Scorpions |
Bed |
| 38. Sheep |
Flock |
| 39. Squirrels |
Dray |
| 40. Sparrows |
Host |
| 41. Storks |
Muster |
| 42. Swans |
Herd |
| 43. Tigers |
Ambush |
| 44. Turtles |
Bale |
| 45. Vultures |
Colony |
| 46. Whales |
School |
| 47. Wolves |
Pack |
| 48. Woodpeckers |
Descent |
| 49. Worms |
Bed |
| 50. Zebras |
Herd |
COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR THINGS
| Subject |
Collective Noun |
| 1. Arrows |
Quiver |
| 2. Autographs |
Album |
| 3. Bananas |
Bunch |
| 4. Blushes |
Hedge |
| 5. Books |
Library |
| 6. Cards |
Pack/deck |
| 7. Chairs |
Fold |
| 8. Cigarettes |
Packet |
| 9. Coins |
Rouleau |
| 10. Diamonds |
Cluster |
| 11. Documents |
Wealth |
| 12. Drawers |
Chest |
| 13. Drinks |
Round |
| 14. Dust |
Cloud |
| 15. Eggs |
Clutch |
| 16. Firewood |
Bundle |
| 17. Flowers |
Bouquet |
| 18. Fruit |
Basket |
| 19. Furniture |
Suite |
| 20. Hair |
Lock |
| 21. Helicopters |
Hover |
| 22. Grapes |
Bunch |
| 23. Islands |
Group |
| 24. Jewels |
Cache |
| 25. Keys |
Ring |
| Subject |
Collective Noun |
| 26. Lies |
Pack |
| 27. Machine guns |
Nest |
| 28. Maps |
Atlas |
| 29. Mountains |
Range |
| 30. Notes |
Wad |
| 31. Onions |
Rope |
| 32. Papers |
Budget |
| 33. Pearls |
String |
| 34. Peas |
Pod |
| 35. Photographs |
Album |
| 36. Pistols |
Brace |
| 37. Poems |
Anthology |
| 38. Rubbish |
Heap |
| 39. Ships |
Fleet |
| 40. Shrubs |
Shrubbery |
| 41. Stamps |
Album |
| 42. Stars |
Galaxy |
| 43. Tanks |
Clank |
| 44. Tarot cards |
Arcana |
| 45. Teddy bears |
Hug |
| 46. Tools |
Set |
| 47. Trees |
Forest |
| 48. Umbrellas |
Phalanx |
| 49. Willows |
Bed |
| 50. Wood |
Stack |
The list of collective nouns is endless, and the above article lists just a few of them. Make sure to add new ones to your list as you come across them.
