collective nouns
Names for groups
Collective nouns name groups of people, animals, or things considered as a unit: family, team, flock, committee.
English has many fanciful collective nouns for animals—a murder of crows, a parliament of owls—though most exist mainly as trivia rather than actual usage.
Collective nouns take singular or plural verbs depending on whether the group acts as one or as individuals: The jury has reached a verdict versus The jury are still deliberating among themselves.
Animals gathered together
- herdGrazing animals together
- packGroup or compress
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- gaggleGeese collective noun
murder · pod · school · swarm · troop · bevy · clutch · colony
Large public gathering
- throngDense pressing crowd
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- assemblyConstructing from components
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
mob · troupe · crew · gang · brigade · platoon · squad · company
Gathered items tied together
- bunchGrouped collection of items
- clusterGathered group nearby
- setArrange in position
- batchQuantity produced together
array · assortment · anthology · bouquet · library · portfolio · album · repertoire
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- assemblyConstructing from components
- dietCustomary food consumption
synod · conclave · convocation · forum · summit · plenary · chapter · quorum
System of specialized terms
- categoriesGroups of related things
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · binomial · systematics · cladistics
Combined sum total
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- amalgamationUniting into one
assemblage · mass · totality · coalescence · fusion · blend · compound · combination
flock
Animals gathered together
gaggle · murder · pod · school · swarm · troop · bevy · clutch · colony · drove
crowd
Large public gathering
- throngDense pressing crowd
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- assemblyConstructing from components
gathering · mob · troupe · crew · gang · brigade · platoon · squad · company · choir
bundle
Gathered items tied together
batch · array · assortment · anthology · bouquet · library · portfolio · album · repertoire · gallery
parliament
National legislative assembly
- senateLegislative governing body
- councilAdvisory deliberative group
- assemblyConstructing from components
diet · synod · conclave · convocation · forum · summit · plenary · chapter · quorum · tribunal
nomenclature
System of specialized terms
- categoriesGroups of related things
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
family · order · class · phylum · kingdom · domain · binomial · systematics · cladistics · classification
aggregate
Combined sum total
- compositeMade of distinct parts
- conglomerateCorporation spanning many industries
- accumulationCollected mass over time
amalgamation · assemblage · mass · totality · coalescence · fusion · blend · compound · combination · consolidation
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- categoriestypes, category, kinds, class, classes
- agreementagree, accord, yes, yeah, yep
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