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A list of Collective Nouns
- A band of robbers
- A band of robbers, musicians
- a batch of cookies
- A battery of leaders
- a bed or a den of snakes
- A bevy of beauties, women
- A bevy of deer
- A board of directors, trustees, chess players
- A bottle of water
- A bouquet of flowers
- A bowl of rice
- A brood of chickens
- A bunch of bananas
- A bunch of keys, grapes, flowers
- A bundle of rags, sticks, firewood, lies, hay
- A caravan of camels, pilgrims
- A carton of milk or juice
- A cast of actors
- A chain of events, mountains
- A choir of angels, singer, canaries
- A class of students, persons
- A cloud of bats
- A cloud of gnats
- A cloud of locusts
- A clump of trees
- A cluster of diamonds
- A cluster of grapes
- A cluster of grapes, islands, stars
- A collection of stamps
- A colony of ants
- A colony of bats
- a committee of members
- A company of actors
- A confusion of goslings
- a congregation of churchgoers
- A consignment of goods
- A convocation of eagles
- A course of lectures
- A covey of quail
- A crash of rhinoceroses
- A crew of sailors
- A crew of soldiers, sailors
- A crowd of people
- A cup of tea
- A curriculum of studies
- A deck of cards
- A descent of woodpeckers
- A drag of dragonflies
- A drove of cattle (being driven)
- A drove of pigs
- A fall of lambs
- A flamboyance of flamingos
- A fleet of ships
- A flight of birds
- A flock of birds
- A flock of sheep
- A flock of sheep (generally small animals), geese
- A flock of tourists
- A forest of trees
- A gaggle of geese (when on land)
- A galaxy of stars
- A gang of thieves, robbers, slaves, crooks, criminals
- A group of friends
- A group of islands, people
- A group of musicians
- A grove of trees
- A hack of smokers
- A heap or mass of ruins, garbage
- A herd of cattle (bison/buffalo), deer, swine
- A herd of deer
- A herd of elephants
- A herd of elk
- A hive of bees
- A horde or tribe of Arabs
- A host of sparrows
- A kettle of hawks
- A knot of toads
- A library of books
- A line of cars
- A litter of pups, pigs, kittens, cubs, puppies
- A loaf of bread
- A maelstrom of sharks
- A memory of elephants
- A mob of rioters
- A murder of crows
- A murmuration of starlings
- A network of computers
- A pack of coyotes
- A pack of dogs
- A pack of wolves, foxes cards, mules, hounds
- A pair of scissors
- A pair of shoes
- A panel of experts
- A panel of judges
- A parade of elephants
- A parliament of owls
- A patrol of policemen
- A piece of paper
- A pile of books
- A pile of leaves
- A pinch of salt
- A plump of waterfowl
- A pod of dolphins, whales
- A prickle of porcupines
- A pride of lions
- A pride of peacocks
- A quiz of teachers
- A range of mountains
- A regiment of soldiers
- A rhumba of rattle snakes
- A romp of otters
- A rookery of penguins
- A school of fish (moving)
- A series of events, lectures
- A set of dishes, utensils, cups, glasses, bowls
- A set of golf clubs
- A sheaf of grains
- A shiver of sharks
- A shoal of fish (static)
- A shower of rain, arrows
- A shrewdness of apes
- A siege of herons
- A skulk of foxes
- A sloth of bears
- A smack of jellyfish
- A squad of soldiers
- A stack of hay, wood
- A staff of employees
- A stand of flamingos
- A string of pearls
- A suit of clothes, rooms, furniture
- A swarm of ants, bees, butterflies, flies, rats, insects
- A team of athletes, players
- A tower of giraffes
- a tower or journey of giraffes
- A tribe of goats
- A trip of goats
- A troop of monkeys
- A troupe of dancers
- A troupe of monkeys
- A watch of nightingales
- A wreath of flowers (garland)
- A zeal or dazzle of zebras
- An army of ants
- An army or regiment of soldiers
- An eloquence of lawyers