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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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Words for Academic IELTS
staff
[noun]

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

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cast
[noun]

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

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crew
[noun]

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

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crowd
[noun]

a large group of people gathered together in a particular place

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party
[noun]

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

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group
[noun]

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

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

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stash
[noun]

an amount of something that is kept hidden

Ex: They found stash of books in the attic .
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pile
[noun]

a number of objects placed one on top of the other

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heap
[noun]

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

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set
[noun]

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

Ex: He collected a set of vintage comic books over the years .
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shoal
[noun]

a large number of fish swimming together

Ex: Seabirds dove into the water , eager to feast on the shoal of anchovies migrating along the coast .
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herd
[noun]

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

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platoon
[noun]

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

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

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Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic)
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