Online Encyclopedia
List of collective nouns for objects and concepts
Also see Collective noun
| SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM |
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| aircraft | A wing of aircraft |
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| angels | A chorus of angels |
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| angels | A host of angels |
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| arrows | A quiver of arrows |
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| asteroids | A belt of asteroids |
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| birds | A flock of birds |
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| books | A library of books |
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| bread | A batch of bread |
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| brush | A bavin of brush(wood) |
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| cards | A deck of cards |
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| eggs | A clutch of eggs |
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| coins | A roll of coins |
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| coins | A rouleau of coins |
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| computers | A network of computers |
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| data | A donut of data | Spurious |
| fairies | A herd of fairies |
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| flowers | A bunch of flowers |
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| gods | A pantheon of gods |
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| homework | A slew of homework |
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| impediments | A vagary of impediments |
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| information | A wealth of information |
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| islands | A chain of islands |
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| islands | An archipelago of islands |
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| jewels | A cache of jewels |
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| lions | A pride of lions |
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| keys | A ring of keys |
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| lorries | A convoy of lorries |
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| money | A wad of money |
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| riches | An embarrassment of riches |
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| winnings | A purse of winnings |
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| mountains | A range of mountains |
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| nouns | A collective of nouns |
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| prose | An anthology of prose |
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| rebuttals | A quiver of rebuttals |
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| satellites | A constellation of satellites |
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| ships | A fleet of ships |
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| ships | A flotilla of ships |
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| ships | An armada of ships |
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| stars | A galaxy of stars |
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| tasks | An agenda of tasks |
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| things | A bunch of things |
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| trash | A heap of trash |
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| trucks | A convoy of trucks |
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| unicorns | A blessing of unicorns |
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| wagers | A book of wagers |
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Last updated: 01-22-2005 01:31:23