Yes, the noun 'pile' is a collective noun, it can be used as a general collective noun and is often used for a pile of trash, a pile of laundry, a pile of newspapers, etc.
Things
In the noun phrase 'a pile of newspapers', the noun 'pile' is functioning as a collective noun for the 'newspapers'.
The collective noun is a heap of garbage or a pile of garbage.
The collective noun for bricks is a course of bricks.
The official collective noun for journalists is a "scoop of journalists"
No, newspaper is a common, singular noun. Examples of collective nouns for newspaper are pile or stack of newspapers.
In the noun phrase 'a pile of newspapers', the noun 'pile' is functioning as a collective noun for the 'newspapers'.
The collective noun for dung is a pile of dung.
The collective noun is a heap of garbage or a pile of garbage.
The collective noun for bricks is a course of bricks.
The official collective noun for journalists is a "scoop of journalists"
"Pile" is a collective noun for clothes starting with the letter P.
No, the collective noun for leaves is a pile of leaves.The noun sloth is used as a collective noun for a sloth of bears.
No, newspaper is a common, singular noun. Examples of collective nouns for newspaper are pile or stack of newspapers.
There is no standard collective noun for the noun 'pillow', however, any noun suitable to the situation can be used as a collective noun, such as a 'pile of pillows' or a 'plethora of pillows'.
The collective nouns "heap" and "pile" are both used for trash.
Yes, it can. A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun. The standard collective noun for 'books' is a library of books, but the noun 'pile' or 'stack' may be more suitable for the situation. Similarly, nouns such as 'a shelf', 'a bag', or 'an armload' may suitable for another situation.
No, the noun 'stuff' is not a standard collective noun.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive or fanciful way.Collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context can function as a collective noun; for example, a bundle of stuff or a pile of stuff (the nouns 'bundle' and 'pile' are functioning as collective nouns, telling us how the 'stuff' is grouped).