Most people know a few collective nouns. They know that there are such things as a gaggle of geese and a school of fish. There are some odder ones that are still more commonly known among people such as a herd of buffalo, a class of students, and a fleet of ships.
However, there are even collective nouns for odder things. What do you call many umbrellas? Did you know that it is phalanx of umbrellas? Wikipedia has now provided us with a list of nouns and the collective nouns that go with them. Here are just a few of those interesting collective nouns. Visit the Wikipedia link to view more of them.
aardvarks An armoury of aardvarks
academics A faculty of academics
accountants A balance of accountants
acrobats A troupe of acrobats
actors A cast of actors
angels A choir of angels
angels A host of angels
baboons A congress of baboons
barbers A babble of barbers
birds A colony of birds
bookkeepers An audit of bookkeepers
books A library of books
caterpillars An army of caterpillars
Catholics A mass of Catholics
cats A clowder of cats
chemists A colloid of chemists
clocks A ticktock of clocks
clouds A soufflé of clouds
crows A murder of crows
directors A gild of directors
drinks A round of drinks
economists A recession of economists
editors An erudition of editors
eels A fry of eels eels
footsteps A patter of footsteps
gangsters A knuckle of gangsters
geologists A formation of geologists
girls A giggle of girls
goats A trip of goats
hares A down of hares hares
hedonists A debauchery of Hedonists
helicopters A hover of helicopters
homework A slew of homework
ichthyologists A scale of ichthyologists
idiots A thicket of idiots
iguanas A mess of iguanas
jackrabbits A husk of jackrabbits
Jehovah’s Witnesses A visit of Jehovah’s witnesses
Jews A minyan of Jews
knights A banner of knights
lawyers A quarrel of lawyers
linguists A babble of linguists
mackerel A shoal of mackerel
magicians An illusion of magicians
managers An indecision of managers
newscasters A veneer of newscasters nieces
nymphomaniacs A spread of nymphomaniacs
oarsmen A row of oarsmen
orangutans A buffoonery of orangutans
orphans An abandonment of orphans
over achievers A leap of over achievers
parking attendants A lot of parking attendants
Quakers A meeting of Quakers
racehorses A string of racehorses
rebuttals A quiver of rebuttals
scholars A brow of scholars
schoolies A chalk of schoolies
second thoughts A clutch of second thoughts
taverners A cajolery of taverners
todays A twinkling of todays tomorrows
A promise of tomorrows
turkeys A brood of turkeys
undertakers An unction (or extreme unction) of undertakers
unicorns A blessing of unicorns
voters A constituency of voters v
wardrobe ladies A measure of wardrobe ladies
waterfowl A plump of waterfowl
wikipedians A page of wikipedians
worms A wriggle of worms
yesterdays A flight of yesterdays
zebras A stripe of zebras
