Collective Nouns: These nouns refer to a group as a single entity. For example, ‘team’ refers to a single unit composed of multiple members. A collective noun is usually treated as singular when describing the group acting as a whole. Plural Nouns: These nouns denote more than one ...
Feel free to submit a collective noun if you don't find it here. The goal is not (yet) to be comprehensive - merely entertaining. This list is alphabetical by the collective noun. You'll note that there are multiple listings for a few types, for instance, "a hive of bees" and "a...
For example, the “Book of St. Albans”, dating back to 1486, was a guide to hawking and hunting, and listed many of the collective nouns for animals we still use today. For some animals, there is more than one collective noun, reflecting how close people have been to them througout h...
However, things can get a little bit trickier when the members of a collective noun or the things described by a collective noun function as individuals rather than a group. For example: “The committee put their signatures on the document.” Since all of the members of the committee would ...
For example, the “Book of St. Albans”, dating back to 1486, was a guide to hawking and hunting, and listed many of the collective nouns for animals we still use today. For some animals, there is more than one collective noun, reflecting how close people have been to them througout ...