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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 gender and collective noun?
A collective noun does not have a gender. A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way. Examples:
- a bushel of corn
- a troupe of actors
- a bunch of grapes
- a ream of paper
- a pack of wolves
- a panel of judges
- a bouquet of flowers
- a colony of ants
All of the collective nouns (in bold) are neuter nouns.
What is the collective noun of a set of rooms?
The standard collective noun is a suite of rooms.
Collective nouns are an informal part of language, any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun; for example, a set of rooms, a row of rooms, a block of rooms, etc.
What is a collective noun for oxen?
The standard collective nouns for oxen are:
- a yoke of oxen
- a team of oxen
- a drove of oxen
- a herd of oxen
What collective nouns are used for monkeys?
The collective nouns for a group of apes are:
- a shrewdness of apes
- a troop of apes
The collective nouns for a group of chimpanzees are:
- a cartload of chimpanzees
- a family of chimpanzees
- a harem of chimpanzees
- a troop of chimpanzees
- a whoop of chimpanzees
What is Collective noun warships?
"Fleet" can be used for both warships and peaceable merchant ships.
"Convoy" requires some warships, but may involve merchant ships being protected by the warships.
What is the collective noun for coffee?
There is no standard collective noun for coffee, however any noun suitable for the situation can be used, for example a cup of coffee, a can of coffee, a pot of coffee, etc.
What is the collective noun for admirers of a hero?
There is no standard collective noun for the admirers of. Collective nouns are an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the situation can function as a collective noun, for example a group of admirers or a crowd of admirers.
No, the noun 'kitchen' is not a standard collective noun.
A collective noun is a word used to group people or things taken together as one whole in a descriptive way.
A collective noun is an informal part of language. Any noun that suits the context of a situation can function as a collective noun; for example, a kitchen of treats, a kitchen of orderliness, a kitchen of chaos, etc.
Where are the jellyfishes ocelli?
Ocelli are located at the margin of the bell, often contained in sensory structures called rhopales. In some species, such as Polyorchis penicillatus, there is one ocellus per tentacle (visible as a small red dot).
What is the collective nouns for turkeys?
Collective nouns for turkeys are:
- a brood of turkeys
- a clutch of turkeys
- a crop of turkeys
- a dole of turkeys
- a dule of turkeys
- a flock of turkeys
- a gang of turkeys
- a herd of turkeys
- a mob of turkeys
- a muster of turkeys
- a posse of turkeys (wild males)
- a raffle of turkeys
- a raft of turkeys
- a rafter of turkeys
- a run of turkeys (wild)
- a school of turkeys
On the lighter side : Our forebears would have called them "Thanksgiving Day"!
What concept refers to group leadership that emphasizes collective well being?
The expressive group leader tends to emphasize the collective well being of the group. In contrast, the democratic group leader encourages decision making.
What is collective noun of sheep and birds?
The general collective noun for birds is a flock of birds.
Many individual types of birds have their own collective noun; for example:
- a band of bluejays or a scolding of bluejays
- a mischief of magpies
- a parliament of owls
- a squadron of swans
- a wake of buzzards
The general collective noun for sheep is a flock of sheep.
There are also a number of less common collectives nouns for sheep; for example:
- a drift of sheep
- a drove of sheep
- a fold of sheep
- a mob of sheep
- a parcel of sheep
Some collective nouns for wild ducks are:
- a flock of ducks
- a fleet of ducks
- a gang of ducks
- a party of ducks
- a raft of ducks
What is the collective noun for lions and sailors?
The collective nouns are:
- a pod of dolphins
- a school of dolphins
- a display of dolphins
- a flock of dolphins
- a herd of dolphins
- a team of dolphins
- a pack of dolphins
Is clutch the collective noun for eggs?
Yes, the noun 'clutch' is the standard collective noun for 'eggs' (a clutch of eggs).
What is the collective noun of a city?
There is no specific collective noun for city, in which case a collective noun suitable for the situation is used, for example a group of cities, a coalition of cities, an itinerary of cities, etc.
What collective noun that starts with v?
Some nouns that start with the letter V are:
- Vacuum,
- valor
- value
- Van
- Vanessa
- Variant,
- Vaseline,
- vat
- Vatican,
- Vegemite,
- Vegetable,
- veil
- Vein,
- Velveeta,
- Velvet,
- Veneer,
- Venezuela
- Venice,
- venue
- vent
- Venus,
- veracity
- Verb,
- Vermont.
- vest.
- veto
- Vice,
- Viceroy,
- Vicinity,
- Victor
- Victrola,
- Video,
- Vienna,
- Vigor,
- Viking
- vim.
- vine.
- Viola,
- Violet,
- Violin
- Virginia
- virtue
- Vision,
- vista
- vivacity
- Void,
- Vole
- volume
- Voyage,
- Vulture
What is the collective noun for a group of wallabies?
The collective nouns for kangaroos are:
- a troop of kangaroos
- a mob of kangaroos
- a herd of kangaroos
There is a misconception that a small group of kangaroos is called a court. "Court" has no reference at all to a group or collection of kangaroos. A "kangaroo court" is quite different, and refers to sham legal proceedings where the outcome is decided more or less in advance, regardless of witnesses and the appearance of genuine proceedings.
What does collective conscience mean?
Collective conscience refers to the set of shared beliefs, values, attitudes, and norms that unify a group or society, shaping its social order and cohesion. Coined by sociologist Émile Durkheim, it emphasizes the collective aspects of human behavior and how they influence individual actions. This concept highlights the importance of social integration and the moral framework that binds individuals together within a community.
What are the collective nouns for astronomy?
Universe ~ Everything Galactic cluster - > 1 Galaxy Galaxy ~ 50+ billion stars Dwarf Galaxy ~ 50 billion stars Solar system. 1 or more stars Star - Centre of solar system(s)
* Hypergiant * Supergiant * Red Giant * Red Dwarf * Yellow Dwarf * White Dwarf * Neutron star * Black Hole
Planet - Object that revolves around a star Dwarf Planet - Object that revolves around a star, which does not meet the IEA standards for a planet.
Moon - Object that revolves around a planet. Comet- An icy object that revolves around a star Asteroid - A rocky object that revolves around a star NB: Planets can be larger than stars on occasions. Moons can be larger than planets. E.g Ganymede
What is the collective noun for wild buffaloes?
Examples of collective nouns for wild animals are:
- an aerie of hawks
- an armory of aardvarks
- an army of ants
- an army of caterpillars
- an army of frogs
- a band of coyotes
- a band of gorillas
- a bask of crocodiles
- a battery of barracuda
- a bed of mussels
- a bellowing of bullfinches
- a bike of bees
- a buffoonery of orangutans
- a business of ferrets
- a cartload of monkeys
- a chain of bobolinks
- a chain of lynx
- a charm of finches
- a clan of badgers
- a clan of hyenas
- a clash of bucks
- a cloud of gnats
- a cloud of grasshoppers
- a coalition of cheetahs
- a colony of beavers
- a colony of gulls
- a colony of ibises
- a congress of baboons
- a cote of doves
- a covey of grouse
- a down of hares
- an exaltation of larks
- a family of otters
- a flamboyance of flamingos
- a flight of cormorants
- a flock of birds
- a flock of ostriches
- a flutter of butterflies
- a fry of eels
- a gaggle of geese
- a gang of buffalo
- a glean of herrings
- a glint of goldfish
- a herd of antelopes
- a herd of bison
- a herd of boars
- a herd of caribou
- a herd of elk
- a herd of llamas
- a hover of hummingbirds
- a huddle of hippos
- an implausibility of gnus
- a journey of giraffes
- a labor of moles
- a leash of deer
- a lodge of beavers
- a lounge of lizards
- a memory of elephants
- a mischief of mice
- a nest of hornets
- a pace of asses
- a pack of dogs
- a pack of mongooses
- a pack of wolves
- a pandemonium of parrots
- a parliament of owls
- a party of jays
- a pit of snakes
- a plague of locusts
- a plump of ducks
- a pod of dolphins
- a prickle of hedgehogs
- a pride of lions
- a quiver of cobras
- a run of salmon
- a school of cod
- a sedge of herons
- a shoal of fish
- a shoal of mackerel
- a siege of bitterns
- a skulk of foxes
- a sleuth of bears
- a smack of jellyfish
- a soar of falcons
- a soar of kestrels
- a squabble of seagulls
- a swarm of flies
- a swarm of mosquitoes
- a tribe of magpies
- a troop of apes
- a troop of kangaroos
- a troop of monkeys
- a wake of buzzards
- a watch of nightingales
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