Collective nouns refer to groupings of people, animals, or things as a singular unit. Collective nouns represent the entire group rather than each member. Collective nouns examples: team, herd, flock, family, audience, crowd, pack, fleet, swarm, band, and committee.
Here is a short list of collective nouns:
- A flock of birds/sheep
- Herd of cattle/elephants
- Pack of wolves/dogs
- A swarm of bees/insects
- School of fish
- Team of players
- Group of people/objects
- Crowd of people
- Colony of ants/bees
- Pod of dolphins/whales
- Troop of monkeys
- Gang of thieves
- Array of objects
- Bundle of sticks
- Cluster of stars/grapes
- A bunch of bananas/grapes
- Coven of witches
- Assembly of people
- Band of musicians
- Fleet of ships/vehicles
- Bevy of birds
- Committee of people
- Congress of baboons
- Clique of friends
- Network of computers
- Squadron of aircraft
- A horde of people/animals
- Tribe of people
- Party of people
- Patrol of policemen/soldiers
- Staff of employees
- Host of angels
- Crew of sailors/workers
- Clan of people
- Convoy of vehicles
- Suite of furniture/rooms
- Collection of stamps/coins
- Set of tools/dishes
- Junta of generals
- Delegation of representatives
- Mass of people/objects
- Cloud of dust/insects
- A multitude of people/objects
- Throng of people
- Coterie of friends
- League of nations
- Ensemble of actors/musicians
- Camp of refugees/soldiers
- Faction of people
- Ring of keys
- Lineup of suspects
- Cadre of experts
- Entourage of followers
- Syndicate of businessmen
- Phalanx of soldiers
- Panel of experts
- Brigade of soldiers/firefighters
- Division of soldiers
- Gaggle of geese
- Galaxy of stars
- Grouping of objects
- Platoon of soldiers
- Posse of policemen
- Shoal of fish
- Squad of soldiers/police
- Troop of soldiers/monkeys