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Collective Nouns
A collective noun is the word used to label a group of nouns as a whole. For instance, a group of fish is collectively called a school.
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What is the collective noun for wind?
There is no standard collective noun for wind. Nouns for winds are usually for a type of wind rather than a group of wind, for example a gust of wind or a gale of wind.
What is the noun for the collective noun students?
The form students' is the plural possessive; the singular possessive is student's.
The students' tests have been corrected.
The student's book fell to the floor.
There is no collective noun in the given sentence.
A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive or a fanciful way.
Examples of collective nouns are:
- a bushel of grapefruit
- a grove of trees.
A banker or bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for customers, and to borrow, lend, and, in all modern banking systems, create money.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank
Which collective noun means a lot bird flying together?
A Flock of Birds means a lot of bird flying together
What is a collective noun for sounds?
There is no standard collective noun for a group of sounds.
A collective noun is an informal part of language, any noun that suits the context of the situation can functions as a collective noun; for example, a series of sounds, a blast of sounds, a cacophony of sounds, etc.
What is a word for a large group of running buffaloes?
The standard collective nouns for buffalo are:
- a herd of buffalo
- a gang of buffaloes
- an obstinacy of buffalo
However, the standard collective nouns do not refer to buffaloes in motion. An appropriate collective noun is a stampede of buffalo.
Note: Both 'buffalo' and 'buffaloes' are accepted plural forms.
Is a forest of trees a collective noun?
Yes, the noun 'clump' is a standard collective noun for a small group of trees.
Some other collective nouns for trees are:
- a stand of trees
- a grove of trees
- an orchard of trees
- a forest of trees
- a copse of trees
What does online collective sharing allow people to do?
consumers to discuss their opinions about products
List all examples of collective nouns?
An abstract noun is a word for something that can't be experienced by any of the five senses; it can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. An abstract noun is a word for something learned, known, understood, thought, or felt emotionally.
Examples are:
- abhorrence
- ability
- abstinence
- acceptance
- accident
- accomplishment
- achievement
- acrimony
- adoration
- adventure
- affection
- agility
- agreement
- altruism
- amazement
- ambiance
- ambiguity
- ambition
- amnesia
- anger
- annoyance
- answer
- antipathy
- anxiety
- apathy
- apprehension
- ardor
- artistry
- attachment
- avarice
- aversion
- awe
- beauty
- beggary
- belief
- benevolence
- bliss
- boldness
- boredom
- bravery
- burden
- calm
- care
- carelessness
- caution
- chaos
- character
- charisma
- charity
- cheerfulness
- childhood
- cleverness
- coldness
- comfort
- communication
- contempt
- courage
- creativity
- crime
- criminality
- danger
- day
- death
- deceit
- defeat
- delight
- democracy
- demon
- dependence
- depression
- desire
- despair
- desperation
- destination
- determination
- detestation
- devotion
- dignity
- disappointment
- disbelief
- discipline
- discord
- disgust
- dislike
- distaste
- dogma
- drama
- dread
- dream
- drudgery
- duplicity
- duty
- dynasty
- eagerness
- earnestness
- ease
- eccentricity
- ecstasy
- education
- effort
- ego
- elation
- elegance
- eloquence
- emotion
- empathy
- empire
- encouragement
- enhancement
- enjoyment
- enlightenment
- enmity
- ennui
- enthusiasm
- envy
- error
- euphoria
- eventuality
- evil
- evolution
- excellence
- excitement
- exertion
- exhilaration
- extremism
- exuberance
- faith
- fake
- fame
- fashion
- fate
- favor
- favoritism
- fear
- feat
- feeling
- feelings
- felicity
- final
- finality
- foible
- fondness
- foolishness
- force
- forgiveness
- formality
- fortitude
- fortune
- freedom
- friendliness
- friendship
- fright
- frivolity
- frugality
- frustration
- fun
- fury
- future
- gallantry
- genealogy
- generosity
- genius
- gentility
- gentleness
- gladness
- glee
- gluttony
- goal
- good
- goodness
- goodwill
- gossip
- grace
- gratitude
- greatness
- greed
- grief
- grievance
- guile
- guilt
- gullibility
- gumption
- habit
- happiness
- harm
- hate
- hatred
- health
- heaven
- help
- helpfulness
- hero
- heroism
- hint
- hobby
- home
- honesty
- honor, honour
- hope
- horror
- humanity
- humility
- humor, humour
- hurt
- hype
- icon
- id
- idea
- identity
- idiosyncrasy
- idolatry
- ignorance
- imagery
- imagination
- imitation
- immaturity
- implausibility
- importance
- impropriety
- impulse
- impulsiveness
- inclination
- independence
- indignity
- infancy
- infinity
- ingenuity
- initiation
- inquest
- insanity
- insincerity
- insolence
- insult
- integrity
- intimacy
- ire
- irritation
- jealousy
- jeopardy
- jinx
- job
- jocularity
- joke
- journalism
- joy
- jubilation
- justice
- justification
- keenness
- keepsake
- ken
- killer
- kin
- kind
- kindness
- knowledge
- launch
- laziness
- legacy
- legality
- legend
- lesson
- lethargy
- leverage
- liability
- liberty
- life
- likeliness
- limitation
- loan
- loathing
- loathsomeness
- loneliness
- loot
- loss
- love
- lovliness
- luck
- lunch
- lust
- luxury
- magnetism
- manners
- master
- matrimony
- matter
- maturity
- meaning
- meanness
- melancholy
- memory
- mercy
- mess
- method
- might
- miser
- misery
- mission
- mode
- moment
- monarchy
- monotony
- mood
- moral
- morale
- morality
- morals
- mortal
- mortality
- motive
- muddle
- mystery
- naivety
- nation
- nationalism
- necessity
- need
- neediness
- negotiation
- nonchalance
- normalcy
- notion
- novelty
- oath
- objectivity
- obligation
- oblivion
- obsolescence
- occasion
- odium
- omen
- omission
- openness
- opinion
- opportunity
- optimism
- option
- origin
- original
- outrage
- pacifism
- panacea
- panache
- panoply
- paradise
- parody
- partiality
- passion
- pathos
- patience
- patriotism
- peace
- penalty
- persuasion
- pessimism
- pity
- pizzazz
- pleasure
- poverty
- power
- predilection
- prejudice
- pride
- priority
- problem
- promise
- promotion
- proof
- propaganda
- propensity
- propinquity
- propriety
- prosperity
- protest
- prudence
- punctuality
- punishment
- purity
- purpose
- quaintness
- quality
- qualm
- quandary
- question
- quickness
- quirk
- quitter
- quiz
- rage
- randomness
- rapture
- rationale
- reason
- recklessness
- reckoning
- refinement
- refreshment
- regard
- reject
- rejection
- relentlessness
- religion
- remorse
- remorsefulness
- remorselessness
- reputation
- resilience
- resolution
- resource
- respect
- revision
- revulsion
- right
- risk
- ritual
- royalty
- rudiment
- rumor
- ruse
- ruthlessness
- sacrifice
- sadness
- safety
- sale
- sameness
- sanity
- savagery
- savvy
- scarcity
- scare
- schism
- science
- secret
- sensationalism
- sense
- sensibility
- sensitivity
- sentiment
- shrewdness
- sin
- sincerity
- skepticism
- sloth
- solicitude
- sorrow
- specialty
- spiel
- spirit
- sport
- spunk
- stealth
- strength
- stubbornness
- success
- succor
- superiority
- sympathy
- synergy
- tale
- talent
- temper
- temptation
- tendency
- theory
- thoroughness
- thought
- thoughtfulness
- thoughtlessness
- thrill
- tidiness
- timidity
- today
- tolerance
- tomorrow
- torment
- torture
- tragedy
- trouble
- trust
- truth
- tumult
- ugliness
- understanding
- uneasiness
- unification
- union
- unity
- unrest
- urge
- urgency
- use
- utility
- vacation
- vacillation
- validity
- valor
- value
- vehemence
- venality
- vengeance
- venture
- venue
- vexation
- vigor
- vow
- wage
- wager
- wakefulness
- wanderlust
- want
- wantonness
- war
- weakness
- wealth
- welcome
- well-being
- wellness
- wherewithal
- will
- will-power
- willfulness
- willingness
- wistfulness
- wit
- woe
- wonder
- work
- worship
- worth
- wrath
- xenophobia
- year
- yearning
- yesterday
- yesteryear
- yonder
- zeal
- zealousness
- zest
- zip
- zoology
- zymurgy
What is a group of policemen called?
You could refer to them as a group of police, or officers, fuzz, or cops, coppers. There are derogatory terms you could use, but we won't include them here.
What is the collective noun for heap?
The noun 'heap' is used as a collective noun for: a heap of trash.
What do collective nouns differ from plural nouns?
Collective nouns are words used to group people or things taken together as one whole, such as a crew of workers, a chain of restaurants, or a litter of kittens.
Plural nouns are words for more than one person, place, or thing, such as a worker or two workers; one restaurant or three restaurants; and a kitten or four kittens.
Collective nouns can be singular or plural; for example, two crews of workers, several chains of restaurants, or the mother has had two litters of kittens.
What are the collective noun of duck and dogs?
The collective noun for teachers is a faculty of teachers.
There are several collective nouns for duck:
brace of ducks (applies to birds, in general)
flock of ducks (applies to birds on the ground, in general)
flight of ducks (applies to birds in the air, in general)
badelynge or badlingof ducks (applies to ducks on the ground)
paddling of ducks (applies to ducks in the water)
raftof ducks (applies to ducks in the water)
teamof ducks (applies to ducks in the water)
flush of ducks
What is the collective noun for kittens or puppies?
The standard collective noun for puppies is a litterof puppies.
What collective nouns are used for cows?
The collective nouns are:
- a drift of cattle
- a drove of cattle
- a kine of cattle
- a mob of cattle
- a herd of cattle
What is the collective noun for mounted police?
The collective noun is a troop of soldiers.
Other collective nouns for soldiers are:
A company of soldiers
A division of soldiers
A muster of soldiers
A phalanx of soldiers
A platoon of soldiers
A troop of soldiers
A squad of soldiers
An army of soldiers
A brigade of soldiers
What is a Collective noun for swine?
The collective nouns for pigs are:
- a drove of pigs
- a farrow of pigs
- a flock of pigs
- a herd of pigs
- a parcel of pigs
- a sounder of pigs
- a litter of piglets
The collective nouns for dogs are:
- a kennel of dogs
- a leash of dogs
- a pack of dogs
- a cowardice of dogs
- a litter of puppies
The collective nouns for cats are:
- a clowder of cats
- a clan of cats
- a clutter of cats
- a glaring of cats
- a pounce of cats
- a dout of cats (house cats)
- a nuisance of cats (house cats)
- a destruction cats (wild cats)
- a kendle of kittens
- a kindle of kittens
What is a collective noun for mice?
The collective nouns for 'mice' are:
- a nest of mice
- a plague of mice
- a horde of mice
- a cluster of mice
- a mischief of mice
There is not collective noun for the word 'loaf'. A collective noun is a word for a group of things; the noun loaf is a singular, one loaf.
The plural noun is 'loaves'. Some collective nouns for loaves are a batch of loaves or a stack of loaves. Other collective nouns for loaves would be a word suitable for the context of the loaves; for example a basket of loaves, a shelf of loaves, a case of loaves, etc.
