Collective nouns are words that describe groups of things considered as a single unit. The table below lists common items along with the collective nouns used to refer to them.
| Noun | Collective Noun |
|---|---|
| airplanes | flight, squadron |
| applause | round |
| apples | crop |
| arrows | sheaf, quiver |
| autographs | album |
| bananas | bunch, cluster, hand |
| beads | string |
| bells | peal |
| blows | shower |
| books | library, set |
| bottles | crate |
| bread | batch |
| bullets | hail |
| bushes | clump, hedge |
| cakes | batch |
| cards | deck, pack |
| cars | fleet, line |
| china | set |
| cigarettes | packet, pack |
| cloth | roll, bolt |
| clothes | outfit, suit |
| clubs (golf) | set |
| coconuts | cluster |
| coins | collection |
| corn (ears/grain) | sheaf, stack |
| cotton | bale |
| curiosities | collection |
| currency/notes | wad |
| diamonds | cluster |
| difficult words | glossary |
| dirt | layer |
| drawers | chest |
| dust | cloud |
| eggs | clutch |
| events | series, chain |
| exercises (practice) | book, set |
| fans (handheld) | set |
| film | reel, roll |
| firewood | bundle |
| flats (apartments) | block |
| flowers | bouquet, bunch, garland, posy, wreath |
| fruit | basket, crate |
| fruit trees | orchard |
| furniture | suite, set |
| galaxies | cluster |
| games (board/party) | compendium |
| golf clubs | set |
| goods | stock, catalogue |
| grain | sheaf |
| grapes | bunch, cluster |
| grass | tuft |
| guns (artillery pieces) | battery |
| hair | mass, tuft, lock |
| hay | bale, bundle, stack |
| hills | range |
| houses | row, terrace |
| ice | block, pack |
| islands | archipelago, group |
| keys | bunch |
| letters (mail) | packet, bundle |
| lies (statements) | pack |
| mountains | chain, range |
| names | list, roll |
| notes (written) | book |
| paper | ream, sheaf |
| pearls | necklace, rope, string |
| photographs | album |
| phrases | glossary |
| pictures | collection |
| poems | anthology |
| pork | shoulder |
| prices | catalogue |
| rags / old clothes | bundle |
| rain | shower, fall |
| rays (light) | pencil, beam |
| relics | collection |
| rice | bowl |
| rooms | suite |
| rubbish | heap |
| ruins | heap, mass |
| sails | suit, set |
| ships | fleet, flotilla |
| shoes | pair |
| smoke | column, plume |
| snow | fall |
| soil | layer |
| stamps | album, collection |
| stars | constellation, cluster, galaxy |
| steps (stairs) | flight |
| sticks | bundle |
| stones | heap |
| taxis | fleet |
| technical terms | glossary |
| thread | reel, spool |
| timber | stack |
| tobacco leaves | handful |
| tools | set |
| trees | clump, grove, forest, stand |
| twins (objects like towers) | pair |
| wheat | sheaf, harvest |
| wood (firewood) | stack |
| wool | bale |
| albums (music records) | box set |
| art (paintings/sculpture) | collection |
| batteries (cells) | pack |
| bricks | stack, pile |
| cables | coil |
| candles | bundle |
| cans (drinks) | six-pack |
| chairs | set |
| charts/maps | atlas |
| chips (casino) | stack |
| clothes hangers | bundle |
| cutlery | set, service |
| documents | file, dossier |
| doors | set |
| DVDs/CDs | box set |
| emails/messages | thread |
| files (computer) | archive |
| glasses (drinking) | set |
| lamps | set |
| letters (alphabet) | alphabet |
| magazines | run, series |
| matches | book, box |
| newspapers | run, stack |
| pages | sheaf |
| pencils/pens | set |
| photos (prints) | stack |
| plates | set, service |
| plugins/add-ons | bundle |
| recipes | collection |
| rocks | pile |
| ropes | coil |
| screws/bolts | set |
| seeds | packet |
| shelves | stack |
| songs | playlist |
| spoons/forks/knives | set, service |
| tickets | book |
| tiles | stack |
| towels | bale |
| wires | coil |
