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The only standard collective noun is a 'babel of words'.
However, collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. Some commonly used terms are a list of words, a battle of words, a war of words, etc.
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What words can use the collective noun orchestra?
The noun 'clump' is a standard collective noun for:a clump of freshmena clump of reedsa clump of trees
What is a collective noun presidents?
room state
What is the collective noun for vendor?
A collective noun is a noun used for a group of people or things the noun group is a generic collective noun which can be used for anything
What is the collective noun for miser?
There is no specific collective noun for a miser. Collective nouns are words used to group multiples of people or things. Misers don't normally get together in groups.
Is species a collective noun?
No, the noun species is not used as a collective noun.
What is the collective noun for 'words'?
A lexicon or a glossary are collective nouns for WORDS.
What is the collective noun for words?
A lexicon or a glossary are collective nouns for WORDS.
Is lumber a collective noun?
No, the noun lumber is not used as a collective noun. The collective noun for lumber is a stack of lumber.
What are some examples of non collective noun?
A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole. Most nouns are not collective nouns, for example a word for a person (mother, uncle, lawyer, neighbor) and a word for a place (continent, city, island, park) are not collective nouns. Collective nouns are words for things, but not all words for things can be collective nouns, such as cat, hamburger, oxygen, money, etc. Proper nouns are not collective nouns (Napoleon, India, Coca Cola, etc.) A collective noun is considered a collective noun as a function, not as a definition of the noun. Collective nouns are an informal part of language. A collective noun is a noun used to group two or more people or things in a descriptive way.
Is orchetsra a compound or collective?
The noun 'orchestra' is not a compound noun. A compound noun is a word made of two or more individual words that merge to form a noun with a meaning of its own. The noun 'orchestra' is sometimes used as a collective noun as 'an orchestra of musicians'. A collective noun is a function of a noun, not a form of a noun.
Can salvation be a collective noun?
A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole. The noun 'salvation' is not commonly a collective noun. However, if a noun such as 'salvation' suits the context of a situation, it can be used as a collective noun. A collective noun is considered a collective noun as a function, not as a definition of the noun. Collective nouns are an informal part of language.
What is the collective noun for group?
A collective noun is a noun used for a group of people or things. The noun 'group' is a generic collective noun which can be used for anything.The only standard collective noun use of the noun 'group' is a group of guinea pigs.
