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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.

Photo of a stack of books

See-ming Lee / CC BY-SA

Sis forStack

A lot of things put on top of one another in a relatively neat way is called a stack. When you put things on top of each other in a messy way, it is a pile.

Photo of a group of flamingoes

Pedro Szekely / CC BY-SA

Sis forStand (flamingo)

A group of flamingoes is called a stand.

Photo of a group of tigers

Eustaquio Santimano / CC BY-SA

Sis forStreak (tigers)

A group of tigers is called a streak, or an ambush.

Photo of a swarm of bees

Francis Chung / CC BY-SA

Sis forSwarm

A large group of insects is called a swarm.

Photo of a football team

Parker Michael Knight / CC BY-SA

Tis forTeam

A team is a group of people or animals working together to achieve a common goal. When sports are played, they are often played in teams. Members of a team often wear the same uniform so you can see which team they belong to.

Photo of a crowd of people.

Marieke Kuijjer / CC BY-SA

Tis forThrong

A throng is a crowd of people gathered together.

Photo of the Suri tribe

Rod Waddington / CC BY-SA

Tis forTribe

A tribe is a group of people with something in common, for example a group of people living in a village with the same leader.

Photo of a group of monkeys

William Warby / CC BY-SA

Tis forTroop (monkey)

A group of monkeys is called a troop.

Photo of a vinyard

Tara Hunt / CC BY-SA

Vis forVinyard

A vinyard is a place where many grape vines are grown, usually near a winery where they make wine.

Photo of a group of vultures

Clinton & Charles Robertson / CC BY-SA

Wis forWake (vultures)

A group of vultures is called a wake.

And also ...

Array, Arsenal, Brigade, Clientele, Cob (corn), Colony, Community, Horde, League, Legion, Literature, Multiple, Multitude, Squad, Troupe

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