120 Examples of Collective Nouns

A collective noun refers to words that describe a group of individuals or things considered as a single entity. They are often used to describe groups of animals, people, or objects.

Here's a list with 120 examples of common collective nouns:

Collective Nouns for Animals

  • A bloat of hippos

  • A clowder of cats

  • A colony of ants

  • A crash of rhinoceroses

  • A drift of pigs

  • A drove of cattle

  • A exaltation of larks

  • A flight of birds

  • A flock of sheep

  • A gaggle of geese

  • A gam of whales

  • A horde of gnats

  • A host of sparrows

  • A kindle of kittens

  • A leap of leopards

  • A litter of puppies

  • A murder of crows

  • A nest of vipers

  • A pack of wolves

  • A parliament of owls

  • A pod of dolphins

  • A pride of lions

  • A school of fish

  • A shoal of fish

  • A skein of geese

  • A sloth of bears

  • A smack of jellyfish

  • A sounder of swine

  • A stand of flamingos

  • A swarm of bees

Collective Nouns for People

  • A band of musicians

  • A board of directors

  • A cast of actors

  • A choir of singers

  • A class of students

  • A crowd of people

  • A family of relatives

  • A gang of thieves

  • A panel of experts

  • A platoon of soldiers

  • A squad of players

  • A staff of employees

  • A team of athletes

  • A troupe of dancers

  • An army of soldiers

  • An audience of spectators

  • An orchestra of musicians

  • An organization of members

  • A congregation of worshippers

  • A delegation of representatives

  • A faculty of teachers

  • A jury of jurors

  • A mob of protesters

  • A party of guests

  • A patrol of policemen

  • A regiment of soldiers

  • A senate of legislators

  • A tribe of natives

  • A troop of scouts

  • A union of workers

Collective Nouns for Objects

  • A batch of cookies

  • A bouquet of flowers

  • A bowl of rice

  • A bunch of grapes

  • A clump of trees

  • A collection of stamps

  • A fleet of ships

  • A forest of trees

  • A galaxy of stars

  • A grove of trees

  • A heap of rubble

  • A herd of cattle

  • A library of books

  • A pack of cards

  • A pile of leaves

  • A quiver of arrows

  • A range of mountains

  • A ream of paper

  • A set of tools

  • A stack of chairs

  • A stack of pancakes

  • A string of pearls

  • A suite of rooms

  • A swarm of insects

  • A team of horses

  • A troupe of monkeys

  • A vat of wine

  • A wreath of flowers

  • A zoo of animals

  • An anthology of poems

Collective Nouns for Miscellaneous Items

  • A bed of oysters

  • A block of apartments

  • A chest of drawers

  • A cluster of stars

  • A convoy of trucks

  • A den of thieves

  • A flight of stairs

  • A forest of trees

  • A group of islands

  • A hedge of bushes

  • A host of angels

  • A nest of mice

  • A pack of wolves

  • A panel of experts

  • A party of friends

  • A pod of peas

  • A range of mountains

  • A row of houses

  • A set of dishes

  • A shower of rain

  • A stack of hay

  • A suite of furniture

  • A swarm of locusts

  • A team of oxen

  • A troop of monkeys

  • A vat of oil

  • A volume of books

  • A wealth of information

  • A wreath of laurels

  • An album of photographs