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When I'm writing my compostion the worse thing happens is I don't know how to express English well. Sometimes I can't even describe things properly. Is it a ( ? ) or birds or a ( ? ) of sheep? After finding the facts I know actually I'm having problems with "COLLECTIVE NOUNS". Now he's how you say things properly. Don't get it wrong! | |||||||||||||||
A group of PEOPLE !? a group (crowd; throng) of people an anticipation of aunts a galaxy of beauties an evasion of virgins a dependence of daughters a dampness of babies a Reno of divorcees a godiva of peeping toms a fraud of Freudians a depression of neurotics a mine of egoists a complement of sycophants an I-told-you-so of pessimists a wagon of teetotalers a guzzle of gourmets a wince of dentists a condescension of know-it-alls an elongation of anglers a bench of scholars a riot of students a dilation of pupils a college of tanslators a troupe of minstrels a caste (troupe) of actors an emulsion of painters a troupe (float) of dancers a troop (cloud) of horsemen a stream of fishermen a regiment of soldiers a mess of Army cooks a mammon of millionaires a horde of misers a board of directors a lot of realtors a column of journalists an Ali Baba of tax collectors an unction of undertakers a dearth of servants a delievery of postmen an excess of pornographers a bench of bishops a habit of nun a bench of judges a case of lawyers a posse of police a strike of workers a gang of robbers a gang (pack) of thieves a gang of prisoners a gang of slaves a horde of savages a host of parasites a wind of politicians a bench of magistrates a lack of principals an envy of socialists a postmortem of Republicans a promise of Democrats a knot of Windsors a lie of Nixons a plain of Carters a tribe of Arabs a delight of Turks |
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What about birds !? a flight (volery) of birds a peep of chickens a brood of hens a brood (clutch) of chicks a rafter (gobble) of turkeys a brace (paddling; team) of ducks a flock (gaggle; skein) of geese a bevy (wedge) of swans a dule (coat) of doves a flight (gulp) of swallows a company of parrots a charm of finches a pitying of turtledoves a host of sparrows a muster (ostentation) of peacocks a tidings of magpies a nest (bouquet) of pheasants a sedge (siege) of cranes a mustering of storks a siege of herons a musder of crows an unkindness of ravens a building of rooks an exaltation of larks a cast of hawks a watch of nightnagles a parliament of owls a brood of grouse a convey of pastridges a bevy (covey) of quail a descent of woodpeckers a wisp of snipe a fall of woodcocks a congregation (stand) of plovers a mmmuration of starlings a desert of lapwings |
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Water animals.......... a school (shoal; draught) of fish a bed of clams a smack of jellyfish a bed of oysters a bale of turtles a hover of trout a shoal of herrings a can of sardines a pod of seals a gam (school; troop) of whales |
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Others a colony of ants a grist (hive; swarm) of bees a plague of locusts a swarm of flies a cloud (horde) of gnats an army of caterpillars a nest of vipers a knot of toads |
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