SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | |
idiots | A thicket of idiots | Spurious |
impediments | A vagary of impediments | Uncertain |
infantry | A creche of infantry | Spurious |
information | A wealth of information | |
islands | A chain of islands | |
islands | An archipelago of islands | |
jays | A party of jays | |
jays | A scold of jays | Uncertain |
jays | A band of jays | |
jellyfish | A fluther of jellyfish | |
jellyfish | A smack of jellyfish | |
jewels | A cache of jewels | |
jugglers | A neverthriving of jugglers | |
kangaroos | A court of kangaroos (see note) | Spurious |
kangaroos | A mob of kangaroos | |
kangaroos | A troop of kangaroos | |
keys | A ring of keys | |
knights | A rout of knights | |
knights | A banner of knights | |
ladies | A bevy of ladies | |
lambs | A rack of lambs | Spurious |
lapwings | A desert of lapwings | |
lapwings | A deceit of lapwings | |
larks | An ascension of larks | |
larks | An exaltation of larks | |
lawyers | A huddle of lawyers | Uncertain |
leopards | A leap of leopards | |
lepers | A colony of lepers | |
librarians | A catalogue of librarians | Spurious |
lions | A pride of lions | |
lions | A sowse of lions | |
lions | A sault of lions | |
lizards | A lounge of lizards | Spurious |
locusts | A plague of locusts | |
lorries | A convoy of lorries | |
magpies | A tiding(s) of magpies | |
mallards | A sord of mallards | |
mallards | A lute of mallards | Uncertain |
men | A band of (merry) men | |
maps | An atlas of maps | |
martens | A richness of martens | |
mathematicians | A number of mathematicians | |
mathematicians | A set of mathematicians | |
matrons | A riches of matrons | Uncertain |
mechanics | A clutch of mechanics | Spurious |
meteorologists | A shower of meteorologists | Spurious |
midges | A bite of midges | Uncertain |
misers | A horde of misers | Spurious |
mites | A mite of mites | Uncertain |
moles | A labour of moles | |
moles | A company of moles | |
moles | A movement of moles | |
money | A wad of money | |
riches | An embarrassment of riches | Uncertain |
winnings | A purse of winnings | |
monitors | A bank of monitors | |
monks | An abomination of monks (see note) | Uncertain |
monkeys | A tribe of monkeys | |
monkeys | A mission of monkeys | |
mosquitoes | A scourge of mosquitoes | |
mountains | A range of mountains | |
mice | A nest of mice | |
mice | A mischief of mice | |
mudhen | A fleet of mudhen | Uncertain |
mules | A barren of mules | |
mules | A Rake of mules | |
natives | A tribe of natives | |
nightingales | A watch of nightingales | |
nouns | A collective of nouns | |
nudists | A hangout of nudists | Spurious |
nuns | A superfluity of nuns | |
objects | A collection of objects | |
onlookers | A crowd of onlookers | |
orthodontists | A brace of orthodontists | Spurious |
owls | A parliament of owls | |
owls | A stare of owls | |
oxen | A team of oxen | |
oxen | A yoke of oxen | |
oxen | A span of oxen | |
oysters | A bed of oysters | |
young oysters | A set of young oysters | |
painters | An illusion of painters | Uncertain |
paper | A ream of paper (see note) | Spurious |
parrots | A pandemonium of parrots | Uncertain |
parrots | A company of parrots | |
partridges | A covey of partridges | |
partridges | A bew of partridges | Uncertain |
pathologists | A body of pathologists | Spurious |
peacocks | A pride of peacocks | |
peacocks | A muster of peacocks | |
peacocks | An ostentation of peacocks | |
pekinese | A pomp of pekinese | |
penguins | A parcel of penguins | Uncertain |
penguins | A rookery of penguins | Spurious |
penguins | A creche of penguins | |
penguins | A huddle of penguins | |
penguins | A colony of penguins | |
performers | A troupe of performers | |
pheasants | A covey of pheasants | |
'\pheasants' | A nye of pheasants | |
pheasants | A bouquet of pheasants | |
philosophers | A ponder of philosophers | |
physicists | A nucleus of physicists | Spurious |
physicians | A college of physicians | Spurious |
theoretical physicists | A field of theoretical physicists | Spurious |
hogs | A parcel of hogs | |
hogs | A drift of hogs | Uncertain |
hogs | A passel of hogs | |
piglets | A farrow of piglets | |
piglets | A litter of piglets | |
pigs | A drove of pigs | |
pigs | A herd of pigs | |
pigs | A sounder of pigs | |
pigeons | A kit of pigeons | Uncertain |
pigeons | A loft of pigeons | |
pistols | A brace of pistols | |
plovers | A congregation of plovers | |
polar bears | An aurora of polar bears | Uncertain |
polecats | A chine of polecats | |
politicians | An equivocation of politicians | |
porpoises | A turmoil of porpoises | Uncertain |
possum | A passel of possum | Uncertain |
potage | A mess of potage | Uncertain |
preachers | A converting of preachers | |
preachers | A pontification of preachers | |
prelates | A pontifica of prelates | Uncertain |
princes | A state of princes | Uncertain |
prose | An anthology of prose | |
harlots | A heard of harlots | Uncertain |
prostitutes | An anthology of prostitutes (see note) | Uncertain |
psychoanalysts | A complex of psychoanalysts | Spurious |
quail | A covey of quail | |
quail | A bevy of quail | |
conies | A bury of conies | |
kittens (rabbits) | A wrack of kittens (rabbits) | |
rabbits | A colony of rabbits | |
rabbits | A bury of rabbits | |
rabbits | A nest of rabbits | |
raccoons | A gaze of raccoons | |
rats | A pack of rats | |
rats | A colony of rats | |
rats | A swarm of rats | |
rats | A rabble of rats | |
ravens | An unkindness of ravens | |
ravens | A conspiracy of ravens | |
rebuttals | A quiver of rebuttals | |
Republicans | An oligarchy of Republicans | |
rhinoceroses | A crash of rhinoceroses | |
rooks | A building of rooks | |
rooks | A clamour of rooks | |
ruffs | A hill of ruffs | |
salmon | A run of salmon | |
salmon | A bind of salmon | |
sandpipers | A fling of sandpipers | |
satellites | A constellation of satellites | Uncertain |
Scots | A disworship of Scots | |
Scots | A fifth of Scots | |
sea fowl | A cloud of sea fowl | |
seagulls | A flock of seagulls | |
seals | A spring of seals | |
seals | A pod of seals | |
seals | A plum of seals | Uncertain |
senators | A house of senators | |
senators | A pomposity of senators | |
servants | An obesiance of servants | Uncertain |
lambs | A fall of lambs | |
sheep | A flock of sheep | |
sheep | A trip of sheep | |
sheldrakes | A doading of sheldrakes | |
sailors | A crew of sailors | |
ships | A flotilla of ships | |
ships | A fleet of ships | |
ships | An armada of ships | |
snails | A rout of snails | |
snakes | A den of snakes | |
snakes | A bed of snakes | |
snakes | A pit of snakes | |
snakes | A nest of snakes | |
snakes | A slither of snakes | |
snipe | A walk of snipe | |
snipe | A wisp of snipe | |
soldiers | A company of soldiers | |
soldiers | A brigade of soldiers | |
soldiers | A squad of soldiers | |
soldiers | A platoon of soldiers | |
soldiers | A division of soldiers | |
sparrows | A ubiquity of sparrows | |
sparrows | A quarrel of sparrows | |
sparrows | A host of sparrows | |
spiders | A clutter of spiders | |
spiders | A cluster of spiders | |
squirrels | A dray of squirrels | |
stairs | A flight of stairs | |
stars | A galaxy of stars | |
starlings | A murmuration of starlings | |
sticks | A fagot of sticks | |
storks | A muster of storks | |
storks | A phalanx of storks | Uncertain |
students | A class of students | |
swallows | A flight of swallows | |
swallows | A gulp of swallows | Spurious |
swans (flying) | A wedge of swans (flying) | |
swans | A whiteness of swans | Uncertain |
swans | A bevy of swans | |
swans | A bank of swans | |
swans | An eyrar of swans | Uncertain |
swine | A sounder of swine | |
swine | A drift of swine | |
submarines | A pack of submarines | |
tailors | A disguising of tailors | Uncertain |
tasks | An agenda of tasks | |
teal | A spring of teal | |
teal | A diving of teal |
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tennis games | A set of tennis games |
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tests | A battery of tests | |
thieves | A den of thieves | |
thieves | A Congress of thieves (see also whore) | |
things | A bunch of things | |
thrushes | A mutation of thrushes | |
tigers | A streak of tigers | |
tigers | An ambush of tigers | |
toads | A knot of toads | |
tourists | A flock of tourists | |
trash | A heap of trash | |
trees | A grove of trees | |
trees | A thicket of trees | |
trees | A stand of trees | |
troops | A parel of troops | |
trout | A hover of trout | |
trucks | A convoy of trucks | |
turkeys | A rafter of turkeys | |
turkeys | A raffle of turkeys | |
turtles | A turn of turtles | |
turtles | A dule of turtles | |
turtles | A bale of turtles | |
turtledoves | A pitying of turtledoves | |
unicorns | A blessing of unicorns | |
vicaries (vicars) | A prudence of vicaries (vicars) | |
vipers | A nest of vipers | |
wagers | A book of wagers | |
\'walruses' | A herd of walruses | |
walruses | An ugly of walruses | |
waterfowl | A plump of waterfowl | |
waterfowl | A knob of waterfowl | Uncertain |
weasels | A sneak of weasels | |
whales | A school of whales | |
whales | A herd of whales | |
whales | A pod of whales | |
whales | A gam of whales | |
whores | A Parliament of whores (also Congress) | Spurious |
widgeon | A coil of widgeon | |
wikipedians | A page of wikipedians | |
witches | A coven of witches | |
wolves | A pack of wolves | |
wolves | A rout of wolves | |
women | A gaggle of women | Uncertain |
woodpeckers | A descent of woodpeckers | |
worms | A clew of worms | Uncertain |
worshipers | A congregation of worshipers | |
yeomen | A fellowship of yeomen | |
zebra | A zeal of zebra | |
zebra | A herd of zebra | |