Here are some collective noun examples. Check out the list below!
COLLECTIVE NOUN EXAMPLES – Here’s a list of examples of collective nouns as per specific categories such as animals, people, and things and places.
A collective noun “are words that refer to a sort of group or collective of people, animals, things, and among others”. Noun is a part of speech that has various types which are the following:
- Proper Nouns
- Common Nouns
- Singular Nouns
- Plural Nouns
- Countable Nouns
- Uncountable Nouns
- Collective Nouns
- Concrete Nouns
- Abstract Nouns
Here are some examples of collective nouns according to categories such as animals, people, and things and places.
| ANIMALS | PEOPLE | THINGS and PLACES |
| A clutter of spiders A barrel of monkeys A barren of mules A bask of crocodiles A bed of clams/eels/oysters/snakes A clan of hyenas A bloat of hippos An army of ants A herd of boars A herd of cattle A litter of cubs A pride of lions A troop of monkeys A fall of lambs A swarm/hive of bees A pod of whales A kennel of dogs A flight of dragons A bale of turtles A clowder of cats A cluster of bees/grasshoppers A clutter of cats/starlings A family of otter A fesnyng of ferrets A field of racehorses A float of crocodiles A flock of geese/lice/sheep A field of racehorses A float of crocodiles A flock of geese/lice/sheep A fluther of jellyfish A colony of ants/beavers/gulls/penguins/rabbits A congress of baboons | a board of directors a body of men a bunch of crooks a caravan of gypsies a choir of singers a company of actors a crew of sailors a gang of prisoners a group of dancers a horde of savages a line of kings a mob of rioters a pack of thieves a party of friends a patrol of policemen a posse of policemen a staff of employees a team of players a tribe of natives a troop of scouts a troupe of artistes an illusion of magicians a tribe of Arabs a host of angels a crowd of people a gang of thieves a squad of soldiers a choir of singers a conference of delegates a staff of officials a house of senators a panel of experts a team of athletes a bevy of ladies an audience of listeners a syndicate of merchants | a group/chain of islands a chain/range of mountains an album of photographs a bale of cotton a book of exercises a shower of rain a fleet of ships a series of events a glossary of words/phrases a bundle of sticks a heap of sand a list of names a line of cars a cluster of stars a set of tools a stack of hay a gallery of pictures a box of cigars a clutch of eggs a cellar of wine a batch of breads a museum of art a flight of stairs a catalogue of goods a sheaf of arrows a babel of words a whirl of windmills a fleet of lorries a palette of colors a ring of keys a battery of guns a pack of cards a network of computers a library of books a nest of rumors an agenda of tasks an anthology of poems/prose an armada of ships an atlas of maps a bank of circuits a bank of monitors a bunch of books/keys a chest of drawers |
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