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The noun 'clump' is a standard collective noun for:
- a clump of freshmen
- a clump of reeds
- a clump of trees
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What is the collective noun for a chest of cutlery for use in the home?
A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun. In the noun phrase 'a chest of cutlery', the noun 'chest' is functioning as a collective noun. The standard collective noun is 'a set of cutlery'.
Can be collective nouns referred to idioms?
Yes, an idiom is a group of words that have an established use and meaning. In order to include collective nouns under that description, the collective noun alone does not qualify, but the complete term using a collective noun does; for example a herd of cattle.
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.
Is year a collective noun?
The noun 'year' can be used as a collective noun, for example a year of unexpected events, a year of disasters, etc. A noun used as a collective noun is not an inherent quality of the noun, a collective noun is determined by the use of the noun. We use the noun 'bunch' as a collective noun, a bunch of grapes, a bunch of bananas; but "He stuffed his jacket in a bunch into his locker." is not using 'bunch' as a collective noun, it is simply the object of the preposition 'in'; or the example of a table of contents, and "Put the books on the table.", one use of the noun 'table' is a collective noun and one is not. It is true that some nouns lend themselves to use as a collective noun and some are so commonly used as to be the accepted as the standard as a collective noun. Simply, a collective noun is a noun used to group two or more people or things in a descriptive way.
Can you use the collective noun a spot of leopard?
A spot of leopards would work. Collective nouns are not set in concrete; any noun suitable for the context can be used as a collective noun. A noun is not inherently a collective noun; a noun is determined to be a collective noun by its use in grouping people or things. The standard collective nouns for leopards are a leap of leopards (also spelled 'leep' or 'lepe') and a keep of leopards.
What is a collective noun for dust which does not use cloud?
An alternate collective noun for 'dust' is a layer of dust.
Is Book a collective noun as it has collection of pages?
There is no specific collective noun for pages, in which case a collective noun suitable for the situation is used a sheaf of pages (borrowed from a sheaf of papers), a book of pages, or in a theater setting, a staff of pages.
What noun should you use for the collective noun staff?
The collective noun 'staff' is used for a staff of workers or a staff of employees.
Could Loaves use as a collective noun?
Yes, the word 'loaves' is a collective noun for loaves of bread.
What is the collective noun for flying saucers?
Since the compound noun 'flying saucers' has no collective noun of its own, you can borrow the collective noun for planes: a fleet of flying saucers. You could borrow the collective noun for dishes (saucers): a set of flying saucers. Or, you can use a word of your own choosing. When a noun becomes commonly used as a collective noun for something, that noun becomes 'the' collective noun for that noun.
Is orchestra a proper noun?
No, the word orchestra is a common noun. A common noun becomes a proper noun when it's use for the name of a specific person, place, thing, or a title, for example The Boston Pops Orchestra.
What is the collective noun for vegans?
There is no collective noun for 'vegans', in which case, you use a noun that is appropriate for the situation for a group of vegans; how about a crop of vegans.
