Comprehensive List of Collective Nouns from A to Z

Collective Nouns

A

• Army: A group of soldiers
• Archipelago: A group of islands
• Audience: A group of spectators or listeners
• Array: A group of hedgehogs
• Assembly: A group of people gathered for a purpose
• Atlas: A group of maps

B

• Band: A group of musicians
• Bevy: A group of ladies, larks, or quail
• Brood: A group of chicks
• Bunch: A group of grapes or bananas
• Board: A group of directors
• Batch: A group of things, such as bread or cookies
• Block: A group of buildings

C

• Cast: A group of actors
• Clutch: A group of eggs
• Committee: A group of people for a specific purpose
• Crew: A group of sailors or workers
• Colony: A group of ants, penguins, or bats
• Class: A group of students
• Choir: A group of singers
• Company: A group of actors or soldiers

D

• Deck: A group of cards
• Drove: A group of cattle or sheep
• Drift: A group of pigs or snow
• Den: A group of thieves
• Delegation: A group of representatives

E

• Eloquence: A group of lawyers
• Embassy: A group of diplomats
• Exaltation: A group of larks
• Eyrie: A group of eagles or hawks
• Echelon: A group of ranks or levels

F

• Fleet: A group of ships
• Flock: A group of birds or sheep
• Forest: A group of trees
• Flight: A group of birds
• Fusillade: A group of shots

G

• Gaggle: A group of geese
• Galaxy: A group of stars
• Gang: A group of criminals or laborers
• Gathering: A group of people assembled together
• Group: A general term for multiple items, people, or animals
• Grove: A group of trees

H

• Herd: A group of cattle, elephants, or deer
• Hive: A group of bees
• Huddle: A group of penguins or football players
• Host: A group of angels
• Hoard: A group of items, typically hidden or stored

I

• Intrusion: A group of cockroaches
• Illumination: A group of lights
• Intelligence: A group of experts or officials
• Invasion: A group of invaders

J

• Journey: A group of giraffes
• Jury: A group of people judging a case
• Jam: A group of vehicles stuck in traffic

K

• Kindle: A group of kittens
• Knot: A group of toads or frogs
• Kennel: A group of dogs

L

• Litter: A group of puppies or kittens
• Lodge: A group of beavers
• Line: A group of people standing one behind the other
• League: A group of sports teams or nations

M

• Murder: A group of crows
• Muster: A group of peacocks
• Mob: A group of kangaroos or people
• Mount: A group of horses

N

• Nest: A group of birds or snakes
• Nide: A group of pheasants
• Network: A group of connected systems or people
• Navy: A group of ships

O

• Orchard: A group of fruit trees
• Outfit: A group of tools, clothing, or equipment
• Organization: A group of people with a common purpose

P

• Pack: A group of wolves, dogs, or cards
• Pride: A group of lions
• Parliament: A group of owls
• Platoon: A group of soldiers
• Pod: A group of dolphins or whales

Q

• Queue: A group of people waiting in line
• Quiver: A group of arrows

R

• Range: A group of mountains
• Rafter: A group of turkeys
• Raft: A group of ducks on water
• Regiment: A group of soldiers
• Riot: A group of people causing chaos

S

• School: A group of fish
• Swarm: A group of insects or bees
• Shoal: A group of fish
• Suite: A group of rooms
• Squadron: A group of airplanes or military ships
• Staff: A group of employees

T

• Team: A group of players or horses
• Troop: A group of monkeys or soldiers
• Troupe: A group of performers, especially dancers or actors
• Tangle: A group of cables or wires

U

• Union: A group of workers or states
• University: A group of colleges
• Utility: A group of services

V

• Vault: A group of valuable items
• Vineyard: A group of grapevines
• Village: A group of houses or dwellings

W

• Warren: A group of rabbits
• Whale: A group of whales
• Wagon: A group of carriages or trains

X

• Xylophone: Not typically used, but could refer to a group of instruments

Y

• Yoke: A group of oxen
• Yard: A group of ships or locomotives being built or repaired

Z

• Zeal: A group of zebras