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Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic) - Collective Nouns

Here you will learn some English words about collective nouns, such as "company", "group", "shoal", etc. that are needed for the IELTS exam.

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batch

a number of things or people considered as a group or set

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staff

a group of people who work for a particular company or organization

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cast

all the actors and actresses in a movie, play, etc.

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company

a number of actors or performers who form a theater or dancing group

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crew

all the people who work on a ship, aircraft, etc.

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gang

an organized group of people who are engaged in manual labor

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crowd

a large group of people gathered together in a particular place

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throng

a large number of people assembled together in a place

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party

a group of people who are gathered together for a common purpose

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group

a number of things or people that have some sort of connection or are at a place together

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stack

a large number of something

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flock

a group of birds of the same type, flying and feeding together

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bundle

a number of objects wrapped up together, usually for the purpose of transportation

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fleet

a group of aircrafts, ships, trains, etc. operating under single ownership

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stash

an amount of something that is kept hidden

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pile

a number of objects placed one on top of the other

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heap

a large number of objects thrown on top of each other in an untidy way

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set

a group of things of the same type that belong or are used together in some way

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pride

a number of lions that live together as a social unit

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litter

a group of newly-born mammals from the same mother

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swarm

a large number of insects usually moving in the same direction

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shoal

a large number of fish swimming together

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herd

a group of animals, such as cows, sheep, etc. that are from the same species, which move and feed together

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movement

a group of people with a common political, social, or artistic goal who work together to achieve it

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mob

a large crowd of people, especially one that causes violence or trouble and is hard to control

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platoon

the military unit that is a subdivision of a company with a lieutenant in charge

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team

a group of people who compete against another group in a sport or game

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pack

a paper or cardboard container that is used to store items of the same type within, such as cigarettes

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huddle

a small crowd of people gathered tightly

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collective noun

(grammar) a singular noun that refers to a group of things or individuals

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