List of collective nouns for objects and concepts
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Also see Collective noun
SUBJECT | COLLECTIVE TERM | STATUS |
aircraft | A wing of aircraft | √ |
angels | A chorus of angels | √ |
angels | A host of angels | √ |
arrows | A quiver of arrows | √ |
asteroids | A belt of asteroids | √ |
birds | A flock of birds | √ |
books | A library of books | √ |
bread | A batch of bread | √ |
brush | A bavin of brush(wood) | √ |
cards | A deck of cards | √ |
eggs | A clutch of eggs | √ |
coins | A roll of coins | √ |
coins | A rouleau of coins | √ |
computers | A network of computers | √ |
data | A donut of data | Spurious |
fairies | A herd of fairies | √ |
flowers | A bunch of flowers | √ |
gods | A pantheon of gods | Uncertain |
homework | A slew of homework | √ |
impediments | A vagary of impediments | √ |
information | A wealth of information | √ |
islands | A chain of islands | √ |
islands | An archipelago of islands | √ |
jewels | A cache of jewels | √ |
keys | A ring of keys | √ |
lorries | A convoy of lorries | √ |
money | A wad of money | √ |
riches | An embarrassment of riches | √ |
winnings | A purse of winnings | √ |
mountains | A range of mountains | √ |
mutalisks | A scream of mutalisks | Spurious |
nouns | A collective of nouns | √ |
prose | An anthology of prose | √ |
rebuttals | A quiver of rebuttals | √ |
satellites | A constellation of satellites | √ |
ships | A fleet of ships | √ |
ships | A flotilla of ships | √ |
ships | An armada of ships | √ |
stars | A galaxy of stars | √ |
tasks | An agenda of tasks | √ |
things | A bunch of things | √ |
trash | A heap of trash | √ |
trucks | A convoy of trucks | √ |
unicorns | A blessing of unicorns | √ |
wagers | A book of wagers | √ |