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Collective nouns

Words for a group of something.

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C is for Clump

A clump is a group of similar things, very close together and hard to separate. The picture is of a clump of yellow flowers.

C is for Clutch

A group of eggs in a nest is called a clutch.

C is for Cob (Corn)

A cob is the part of the corn plant that is covered in corn kernels.

C is for Couple

A couple is two people together as partners or as a small group. It can also mean two things or items.

You often hear it for friends or romantic partners, like a couple walking or a couple celebrating. You may see it in phrases such as "a couple of days" to mean a small number of days.
In Kenya, a group of rhinoceros is called a crash.

C is for Crew

A crew is a group of people working together to accomplish the same goal. The crew in the picture is a rowing team.

C is for Crowd

A crowd is a large group of people. Generally a crowd is a group of people with no particular order, jostling together.
You can also use crowd as a verb, as in "to crowd in together" which means putting a lot of things in a small space.
A full set of cards, as purchased from a shop in a box, is called a deck or pack.
A group of hares is called a drove. Sometimes they are called a husk.

F is for Faggot

A faggot is an old-fashioned term for a bundle of sticks.

F is for Family

The traditional family unit is a mother, a father and some children, living together. There are a lot of different variations today.

F is for Fleet

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

F is for Flock

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

F is for Foliage

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".

F is for Folk

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.

F is for Forest

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.

G is for Gaggle

A group of geese is called a gaggle.

G is for Gang

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.

G is for Group

A group is a number of related things, together. The photo is of a group of women about to go on a race.