Collective nouns

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The Professionals’ Academy of Commerce
Words Denoting Collection of Things
1)An army of soldiers
2)A bunch of keys, of grapes, of flowers,
3)A bouquet of flowers.
4)A bundle of hay, of sticks.
5)A brood or flack of chickens.
6)A bale of cotton.
7)A band of musicians.
8)A basket of flowers or fruits.
9)A bench of magistrates.
10)A bevy of girls or women.
11)A board of directors or trustees or examiners
12)A battalion of soldiers.
13)A collection of relics or curiosities.
14)A chain of mountains.
15)A clump of trees
16)A collection of relics or curiosities.
17)A crew of sailors.
18)A cluster of stars.
19)A covey of partridges.
20)A caravan of merchants, pilgrims, travelers.
21)A cargo of goods, wheat.
22)A century of years.
23)A chest of drawers.
24)A class of students or persons.
25)A cloud of locusts.
26)A code of law.
27)A company of soldiers.
28)A consignment of goods.
29)A course of lectures.
30)A constellation of stars.
31)A congress of representatives or delegated.
32)Curriculum of studies.
33)A drove of cattle.
34)A flock of geese, sheep.
35)A fleet of ships.
36)A flight of birds, stairs or steps, or locusts.
37)A fall of snow or of rain.
38)A faggot of sticks.
39)A group of islands
40)A grove of trees.
41)A gang of robbers, thieves, labourers, convicts, prisoners.
42)A garland of flower

43)A galaxy of stars.
44)A herd of cattle, deer, swine, elephants.
45)A heap of ruins, stones, sand, cotton.
46)A hive of bees.
47)A horde of pirates, robbers, savages
48)A hoard of money.
49)A league of nations
50)A library of books
51)A mob of riotous men
52)A little of pigs, puppies.
53)A multitude of people
54)A Pack of wolves, hounds, or of playing cards.
55)A pair of shoes.
56)A peal of bells.
57)A party of friends.
58)A pile of books.
59)A regiment of soldiers
60)A range of hills, mountains.
61)A shoal of fish
62)A sheaf of grain
63)A series of events
64)A shower of rain or arrows
65)A swarms of ants, flies, bees or locusts.
66)A stack of corn or arms or wood.
67)A suit of clothes
68)A string of camels
69)A string of camels
70)A train of wagons, carriages, flowers
71)A troop of school children, scouts, horsemen.
72)A tribe of Arabs
73)A team of horses, oxen or cricketers.
74)A quiver of arrows.
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