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This is a list of collective nouns by subject, from I to Z.
I
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
idiots | A thicket of idiots | |
impediments | A vagary of impediments | |
infantry | A creche of infantry | |
information | A wealth of information | insects a swarm of insects |
irish | A thirst of Irish | |
irritants | A rash of irritants | |
islands | A chain of islands | |
islands | An archipelago of islands |
J
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
jays | A party of jays | |
jays | A scold of jays | |
jays | A band of jays | |
jellyfish | A smack of jellyfish | |
Jews | A minyan of Jews | |
Jews | A shower of Jews | |
jewels | A cache of jewels | |
jugglers | A neverthriving of jugglers |
K
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
kangaroos | A mob of kangaroos | |
keys | A ring of keys | |
kestrel(bird)s | A quazar of kestrels | |
Keyboards | A qwerty of keyboards | |
kite (bird)s | A brood of kites | |
kite (bird)s | An eyrie of kites | |
kite (bird)s | A roost of kites | |
kite (bird)s | A kettle of kites | |
kite (bird)s | A stooping of kites | |
kite (bird)s | A soar of kites | |
kite (bird)s | A string of kites | |
kittens (cats) | A kindle of kittens (cats) | |
kittens (cats) | A sack of kittens (cats) | |
kittens (cats) | A smattering of kittens (cats) | |
kittens (cats) | A boxful of kittens (cats) | |
kittens (rabbits) | A wrack of kittens (rabbits) | |
knights | A rout of knights | |
knights | A banner of knights | |
knights | A gallantry of knights | |
kneel | A Dobson of kneels |
L
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
ladies | A bevy of ladies | |
lambs | A fall of lambs | |
lapwings | A desert of lapwings | |
lapwings | A deceit of lapwings | |
larks | An ascension of larks | |
larks | An exaltation of larks | |
lawyers | A Kobayashi of lawyers | |
leopards | A leap of leopards | |
leopards | A spot of leopards | |
lepers | A colony of lepers | |
lions | A pride of lions | |
lions | A sowse of lions | |
lions | A sault of lions | |
lips | A chap of lips | |
llamas | A squall of llamas | |
locusts | A plague of locusts | |
lorries | A convoy of lorries |
M
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
magpies | A steal of magpies | |
magpies | A tiding(s) of magpies | |
mallards | A sord of mallards | |
mallards | A lute of mallards | |
men | A band of (merry) men | |
managers | A circus of managers | |
maps | An atlas of maps | |
martens | A richness of martens | |
mathematicians | A tweed of mathematicians | |
matrons | A riches of matrons | |
midges | A bite of midges | |
misers | A horde of misers | |
mites | A mite of mites | |
moles | A labour of moles | |
moles | A company of moles | |
moles | A movement of moles | |
money | A wad of money | |
monitors | A bank of monitors | |
monks | An abomination of monks [1] | |
monkeys | A circus of monkeys | |
monkeys | A tribe of monkeys | |
monkeys | A troop of monkeys | |
monkeys | A mission of monkeys | |
mourners | A cortege of mourners | |
mosquitoes | A scourge of mosquitoes | |
mountains | A range of mountains | |
mice | A nest of mice | |
mice | A mischief of mice | |
mudhen | A fleet of mudhen | |
mules | A barren of mules | |
mules | A rake of mules | |
munters | A montage of munters |
N
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
natives | A tribe of natives | |
nightingales | A watch of nightingales | |
noobs | A baffle of noobs | |
nonces | A barrage of nonces | |
nuns | A celibacy of nuns | |
nuns | A superfluity of nuns |
O
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
objects | A collection of objects | |
onlookers | A crowd of onlookers | |
otters | A beard of otters | |
otters | A bevy of otters | |
otters | A romp of otters | |
owls | A parliament of owls | |
owls | A stare of owls | |
oxen | A team of oxen | |
oxen | A yoke of oxen | |
oxen | A span of oxen | |
oysters | A bed of oysters | |
oysters (young) | A set of young oysters |
P
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
pages | A chapter of pages | |
painters | An illusion of painters | |
paper | A ream of paper [2] | |
parrots | A pandemonium of parrots | |
parrots | A company of parrots | |
partridges | A covey of partridges | |
partridges | A bew of partridges | |
peacocks | A pride of peacocks | |
peacocks | A muster of peacocks | |
peacocks | An ostentation of peacocks | |
pearls | A string of pearls | |
pekingese | A pomp of pekinese | |
penguins | A parcel of penguins | |
penguins | A rookery of penguins | |
penguins | A creche of penguins | |
penguins | A huddle of penguins | |
penguins | A colony of penguins | |
performers | A troupe of performers | |
pheasants | A covey of pheasants | |
pheasants | A nye of pheasants | |
pheasants | A bouquet of pheasants | |
philosophers | A quarrel of philosophers | |
physicians | A college of physicians | |
piglets | A farrow of piglets | |
piglets | A litter of piglets | |
piglets | A waltz of piglets | |
platypi | A pile of platypi | |
pigs | A drove of pigs | |
pigs | A fleet of pigs | |
pigs | A herd of pigs | |
pigs | A sounder of pigs | |
pigeons | A kit of pigeons | |
pigeons | A loft of pigeons | |
pills | A mong of pills | |
plovers | A congregation of plovers | |
polar bears | An aurora of polar bears | |
polecats | A chine of polecats | |
ponies | A string of ponies | |
porpoises | A school of porpoises | |
porpoises | A turmoil of porpoises | |
possum | A passel of possum | |
potage | A mess of potage | |
pot | A piss of pots | |
poultry | A fillet of poultry | |
preachers | A converting of preachers | |
preachers | A pontification of preachers | |
preachers | A pulpititude of preachers | |
prelates | A pontifica of prelates | |
pricks | A bunch of pricks | |
princes | A state of princes | |
professors emeriti | An ex cathedra of professors emeriti | |
prose | An anthology of prose | |
prostitute | A lust of prostitutes | |
prostitutes | An anthology of pros [3] | |
puppies | A litter of puppies |
Q
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
quail | A covey of quail | |
quail | A bevy of quail |
R
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
rabbits | A colony of rabbits | |
rabbits | A burrow of rabbits | |
rabbits | A warren of rabbits | |
raccoons | A gaze of raccoons | |
racehorses | A field of racehorses | |
rapists | A sweat of rapists | |
rats | A pack of rats | |
rats | A colony of rats | |
rats | A swarm of rats | |
rats | A rabble of rats | |
ravens | An unkindness of ravens | |
ravens | A conspiracy of ravens | |
rebuttals | A quiver of rebuttals | |
referees | A decision of referees | |
rhinoceroses | A crash of rhinoceroses | |
riches | An embarrassment of riches | |
robots | A cog of robots | |
roes | A bevy of roes | |
rooks | A building of rooks | |
rooks | A clamour of rooks | |
rooks | A parliament of rooks | |
ruffs | A hill of ruffs |
S
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
sales managers | An inefficiency of sales managers | |
salmon | A run of salmon | |
salmon | A bind of salmon | |
sandpipers | A fling of sandpipers | |
sasquatches | An impossible of sasquatches | |
satellites | A constellation of satellites | |
Scots | A disworship of Scots | |
Scots | A fifth of Scots | |
sea fowl | A cloud of sea fowl | |
seagulls | A flock of seagulls | |
seals | A spring of seals | |
seals | A pod of seals | |
seals | A plum of seals | |
Security Engineers | A scare of Security Engineers | |
Security Guards | A doork of Security Guards | |
senators | A house of senators | |
servants | An obeisance of servants | |
sharks | A shiver of sharks | |
sheep | A flock of sheep | |
sheep | A trip of sheep | |
sheldrakes | A doading of sheldrakes | |
sailors | A crew of sailors | |
ships | A flotilla of ships | |
ships | A fleet of ships | |
ships | An armada of warships | |
shit | A shower of shit (usually pronounced as shite) | |
show dogs | A bench of show dogs | |
skeletons | A drudge of skeletons | |
snails | A rout of snails | |
snakes | A den of snakes | |
snakes | A bed of snakes | |
snakes | A pit of snakes | |
snakes | A nest of snakes | |
snakes | A slither of snakes | |
snipe | A walk of snipe | |
snipe | A wisp of snipe | |
soldiers | A company of soldiers | |
soldiers | A brigade of soldiers | |
soldiers | A squad of soldiers | |
soldiers | A platoon of soldiers | |
soldiers | A division of soldiers | |
sparrows | A ubiquity of sparrows | |
sparrows | A quarrel of sparrows | |
sparrows | A host of sparrows | |
spasticks | A mothering of spasticks | |
spiders | A clutter of spiders | |
spiders | A cluster of spiders | |
squirrels | A dray of squirrels | |
stairs | A flight of stairs | |
stars | A galaxy of stars | |
stars | A porn of stars | |
starfish | A galaxy of starfish | |
starlets | A galaxy of starlets | |
starlings | A murmuration of starlings | |
stem cells | A swerd of stem cells | |
sticks | A faggot of sticks | |
stick insects | A bushel of stick insects | |
storks | A muster of storks | |
storks | A phalanx of storks | |
students | A class of students | |
students | A cohort of students | |
swallows | A flight of swallows | |
swallows | A gulp of swallows | |
swans (flying) | A wedge of swans (flying) | |
swans | A gaggle of swans | |
swans | A whiteness of swans | |
swans | A bevy of swans | |
swans | A bank of swans | |
swans | An eyrar of swans | |
swans | A garggle of swans | |
swine | A sounder of swine | |
swine | A drift of swine | |
submarines | A pack of submarines |
T
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
tasks | An agenda of tasks | |
teal | A spring of teal | |
teal | A diving of teal | |
tennis games | A set of tennis games | |
tests | A battery of tests | |
thieves | A den of thieves | |
thrushes | A mutation of thrushes | |
tigers | A streak of tigers | |
tigers | An ambush of tigers | |
toads | A knot of toads | |
tourists | A flock of tourists | |
trekkies | A dork of trekkies | |
trees | A grove of trees | |
trees | A thicket of trees | |
trees | A stand of trees | |
Tremains | A monitoring of Tremains | |
troops | A parel of troops | |
trout | A hover of trout | |
trucks | A convoy of trucks | |
tulis | A chutiya of tulis | |
turkeys | A flock of turkeys | |
turkeys | A rafter of turkeys | |
turkeys | A raffle of turkeys | |
turtles | A turn of turtles | |
turtles | A dule of turtles | |
turtles | A bale of turtles | |
turtledoves | A pitying of turtledoves |
U
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
unicorns | A blessing of unicorns |
V
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
vaginas | A muff | |
vaginas | A clunge of vaginas | |
vaginas | A menagerie of vaginas | |
vampires | A kiss of vampires | |
vicaries (vicars) | A prudence of vicaries (vicars) | |
vipers | A nest of vipers | |
virgins | An entry of virgins | |
virgins | A theft of virgins | |
Vitaes | A Curriculum of Vitaes |
W
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
wagers | A book of wagers | |
walruses | A herd of walruses | |
walruses | An ugly of walruses | |
wankers | A bolus of wankers | |
waterfowl | A plump of waterfowl | |
waterfowl | A knob of waterfowl | |
weapons engineers | A brilliance of WEOs[4] | |
weasels | A sneak of weasels | |
Weston Probsts | A poon of Weston Probsts | |
whales | A school of whales | |
whales | A herd of whales | |
whales | A pod of whales | |
whales | A gam of whales | |
Wharton | A George of Whartons | |
widgeon | A coil of widgeon | |
witches | A coven of witches | |
winnings | A purse of winnings | |
wolves | A pack of wolves | |
wolves | A rout of wolves | |
women | A gaggle of women | |
woodpeckers | A descent of woodpeckers | |
worms | A clew of worms | |
worshippers | A congregation of worshippers |
Y
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
yay | A woo of yays | |
yeomen | A fellowship of yeomen |
Z
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
zebra | A zeal of zebra | |
zebra | A herd of zebra | |
zebra | A dazzle of zebra | |
zombie | A horde of zombies | |
zombie | A plague of zombies |
Notes
- ^ The phrase "An abomination of monks" is frequently cited as a legitimate collective noun for monks. It is actually a misinterpretation of the title of a Protestant treatise written by Jan Hus around 1400. A gaggle of geese in Czech would be a 'hejno hus.'
- ^ A "ream of paper" - A ream is traditionally defined as 480 sheets (twenty quires of twenty-four sheets each); the more usual modern count is 500 sheets to the ream. This is more a measure of paper than a collective noun, however.
- ^ An "anthology of prostitutes" is a pun on "anthology of prose", as "pro" is a common contraction for prostitute in Britain and elsewhere.
- ^ This Collective Noun relates to Navy Weapons and Electronics Engineering Officers (WEO NZ/UK or WEEO Aust.).
Batallion A batallion of soldiers