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A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. Examples of collective nouns are:

  • album of photos
  • armada of ships
  • armory of aardvarks
  • army of ants
  • ascension of larks
  • atlas of maps
  • audience of listeners
  • bag of tricks
  • band of angels
  • band of coyotes
  • band of gorillas
  • band of jays
  • band of men
  • band of musicians
  • band of pirates
  • bank of circuits
  • bank of elevators
  • bank of monitors
  • barrel of monkeys
  • batch of bread
  • batch of cookies
  • batch of cupcakes
  • battery of tests
  • bed of oysters
  • bench of judges
  • bench of magistrates
  • bevy of quails
  • blessing of unicorns
  • block of flats
  • board of directors
  • book of matches
  • bouquet of flowers
  • brace of ducks
  • bridge of admirals
  • brigade of soldiers
  • broadside of (artillery) shells
  • brood of chickens
  • brood of hens
  • buffoonery of orangutans
  • bunch of bananas
  • bunch of grapes
  • bushel of corn
  • business of ferrets
  • cache of jewels
  • cache of nuts (for squirrels)
  • caravan of camels
  • cash or weapons
  • cavalcade of horsemen
  • chain of islands
  • chain of mountains
  • charm of finches
  • chest of drawers
  • class of students
  • cloud of bats
  • cloud of gnats
  • cloud of grasshoppers
  • cluster of grapes
  • cluster of stars
  • clutch of chicks
  • clutch of eggs
  • clutter of starlings
  • collection of stamps
  • college of electors
  • colony of ants
  • colony of bats
  • colony of beavers
  • colony of penguins
  • communion of saints
  • company of actors
  • company of owls
  • company of soldiers
  • congregation of crocodiles
  • congregation of people
  • congregation of worshipers
  • congress of baboons
  • conspiracy of ravens
  • constellation of stars
  • constituency of voters
  • convocation of eagles
  • corps of cadets
  • coven of witches
  • covey of quail
  • crew of sailors
  • crowd of onlookers
  • crowd of people
  • culture of bacteria
  • deck of cards
  • den of thieves
  • division of soldiers
  • drove of cattle
  • embarrassment of riches
  • exaltation of larks
  • faculty of academics
  • faculty of professors
  • faculty of teachers
  • fistful of dollars
  • fleet of boats
  • fleet of planes
  • fleet of ships
  • flight of stairs
  • float of crocodiles
  • flock of birds
  • flock of sheep
  • flock of tourists
  • flotilla of ships
  • fluther of jellyfish
  • forest of trees
  • gaggle of geese
  • galaxy of stars
  • gang of hoodlums
  • grove of trees
  • hand of bananas
  • heap of trash
  • herd of buffalo
  • herd of cattle
  • herd of cows
  • herd of elephants
  • herd of horses
  • herd of whales
  • herd of wrens
  • hill of beans
  • hive of bees
  • host of angels
  • host of sparrows
  • infestation of lice
  • journey of giraffes
  • knot of frogs
  • labour of moles
  • library of books
  • litter of kittens
  • litter of pigs
  • litter of puppies
  • mass of Catholics
  • mess of grits
  • mess of pottage
  • mob of kangaroos
  • murder of crows
  • nest of bowls
  • nest of machine guns
  • nest of mice
  • nest of vipers
  • nest of wasps
  • network of computers
  • orchard of trees
  • pack of dogs
  • pack of hounds
  • pack of wolves
  • pad of paper
  • panel of experts
  • parliament of owls
  • party of jays
  • platoon of soldiers
  • pod of dolphins
  • pod of seals
  • pod of whales
  • pride of lions
  • quiver of arrows
  • range of mountains
  • round of drinks
  • school of fish
  • set dishes
  • set of Golf clubs
  • sheaf of wheat
  • shiver of sharks
  • shoal of bass
  • shoal of fish
  • shock of corn
  • slate of candidates
  • sloth of bears
  • smack of jellyfish
  • squad of cheerleaders
  • squad of soldiers
  • squad players
  • staff of employees
  • stand of flamingo
  • stand of trees
  • string of beads
  • string of pearls
  • suite of rooms
  • swarm of bees
  • team of athletes
  • team of horses
  • team of oxen
  • team of players
  • tribe of natives
  • troop of baboons
  • troop of kangaroo
  • troop of monkeys
  • troop of scouts
  • troop of soldiers
  • troupe of acrobats
  • troupe of actors
  • troupe of dancers
  • troupe of musicians
  • troupe of performers
  • undulation of hills
  • wad of bills
  • wad of money
  • wad of papers
  • wardrobe of clothes
  • wash of emotions
  • yoke of oxen
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