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No, the word 'coast' is not a collective noun.
The standard collective nouns are:a school of clerksa rookery of clerksThose collective nouns seem to refer to fish or birds. There is no standard collective noun for the type of clerks that work in an office or a store. A collective noun is an informal part of language, any noun that suits a situation can function as a collective noun, for example, an absence of clerks, a filing of clerks, a klatch of clerks, etc.
The is no collective noun for lepers. They are called patients and a doctor who specializes in treating Hansen's Disease might refer to them as his/her practice. Because lepers are people, any collective noun for people can be used, such a group, crowd, family, etc.
The normal collective nouns for elephants are herd, memory or parade, but according to the Oxford English Dictionary, troop is defined as "a group of people or animals of a particular kind" so therefore it would not be incorrect to refer to a group of elephants as a troop.
Collective intelligence possesses varying references depending upon the context in which the term is used. In a general sense, it refers to a "group" or "societal" form of knowledge or decision making that arises from the exchange of ideas and values between a large number of electronically or physically linked community members.
There is no collective noun for imprisonments. A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way. Collective nouns come into use as a way for people to commonly refer to groups. Groups of imprisonments are not common enough to require a way to refer to them.
No, the word 'coast' is not a collective noun.
A collective noun is a word used to group two or more people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. A collective noun is a word for the group as a single unit such as a 'bouquet of flowers' or multiple units such as 'bouquets of flowers'.
Collective wants refer to desires of community to have certain goods and services. eg. having acivic hall, park etc.
Collective nouns refer to groups. A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way; for example:a crowd of peoplea flock of birdsa field of corn
The word sleet is not a collective noun. A collective noun is a word used to group word for people or things; for example a team of players, a bouquet of flowers, or a herd of cattle.
Phacoemulsification, or phaco, as surgeons refer to it, is used to restore vision in patients whose vision has become cloudy from cataracts
No. The noun screwdriver only refers to one object, a screwdriver. Collective nouns refer to a group of things. eg herd - a herd of deer. Pod - a pod of dolphins
Yes, 'you' can be used either to refer to a singular person or as a collective pronoun to refer to more than one person.
There is no collective word for newts. That said, I'm trying to get people to refer to them as a ning.
The collective noun 'paddling' is used for a paddling of ducks (on water).
The is no collective noun for lepers. They are called patients and a Doctor Who specializes in treating Hansen's Disease might refer to them as his/her practice. Because lepers are people, any collective noun for people can be used, such a group, crowd, family, etc.