Collective noun is a noun which describes a group of things oe people. Here is most important collective nouns related to persons, animals and things;
Collective Nouns – Persons
a band of musicians |
a bevy of ladies |
a board of directors |
a body of men |
a bunch of crocks |
a caravan of gypsies |
a choir of singers |
a class of students |
a company of actors |
a congregation of worshippers |
a crew of sailors |
a crowd of people |
a dynasty of kings |
a gang of prisoners |
a group of dancers |
a horde of savages |
a host of angels |
a line of kings |
a mob of rioters |
a pack of thieves |
a party of friends |
a patrol of policemen |
a posse of policemen |
a regiment of soldiers |
a staff of employees |
a team of players |
a tribe of natives |
a troop of scouts |
a troupe of artistes |
Collective Nouns – Animals
an army of ants |
a bevy of quail |
a broad of chickens |
a catch of fish |
a cloud of insects |
a colony of gulls |
a drove of horses |
a flight of birds |
a flock of sheep |
a gaggle of geese |
a haul of fish |
a herd of cattle |
a hive of bees |
a host of sparrows |
a kindle of kittens |
a litter of cubs |
a menagerie of wild animals |
a murder of crows |
a nest of mice |
a pack of wolves |
a plague of locusts |
a pride of lions |
a school of whales |
a shoal of fish |
a skein of wild geese in flight |
a string of horses |
a stud of horses |
a swarm of bees |
a team of oxen |
a train of camels |
a tribe of goats |
a troop of lions |
a zoo of wild animals |
Collective Nouns – Things
an album of photographs |
an anthology of poems |
an archipelago of islands |
a bale of cotton |
a basket of fruit |
a batch of bread |
a battery of guns |
a block of flats |
a book of notes |
a bouquet of flowers |
a bowl of rice |
a bunch of keys |
a bundle of sticks |
a catalogue of prices |
a chest of drawers |
a cluster of coconuts |
a cloud of dust |
a clump of bushes |
a collection of coins |
a comb of bananas |
a galaxy of stars |
a group of islands |
a fleet of ships |
a forest of trees |
a hail of bullets |
a hand of bananas |
a harvest of wheat |
a heap of rubbish |
a hedge of bushes |
a library of books |
an outfit of clothes |
an orchard of fruit trees |
a pack of cards |
a packet of letters |
a pair of shoes |
a quiver of arrows |
a range of mountains |
a ream of paper |
a reel of film |
a set of clubs |
a sheaf of grain |
a shower of rain |
a stack of wood |
a string of pearls |
a wad of notes |