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List of collective nouns

Did you ever need to know what a group of geese was called? Well, here are some of the more commonly used collective nouns, with a few of the interesting ones thrown in for good measure.

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Fis forFleet

A group of planes, cars, trucks or ships is called a fleet. Fleet is also another word for fast or quick.

Fis forFlock

A group of sheep, goats or birds is called a flock.

Fis forFoliage

Foliage is all the leaves on a plant, or all leaves in an area in general. For example, "the autumn foliage is spectacular this year".
Folk singers.
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Fis forFolk

Folk is a word used to describe people, often of a similar culture or social class. The folk singers in the picture celebrate their culture by wearing traditional clothing.
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Fis forForest

A forest is a place with a lot of trees. Around ten percent of the land on the Earth's surface is covered by forest. Sometimes people use forest to just mean a group of trees.
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Gis forGaggle

A group of geese is called a gaggle.
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Gis forGang

A gang is a group of people. The term is most often used to describe a group of young people, or a group of people who are behaving badly or engaging in crime.

Gis forGroup

A group is a number of related things, together. The photo is of a group of women about to go on a race.
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A bunch of bananas is also called a hand.
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His forHeap

A heap is a large pile of similar things, making a big mound. It is also a slang word for a lot of something, for example "I have a heap of homework to do tonight".