Vocabulary for IELTS (Academic) - Collective Nouns

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

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

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

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

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

an organized group of people who are engaged in manual labor

a large group of people gathered together in a particular place

a large number of people assembled together in a place

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

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

a large number of something

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

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

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

an amount of something that is kept hidden

a number of objects placed one on top of the other

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

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

a number of lions that live together as a social unit

a group of newly-born mammals from the same mother

a large number of insects usually moving in the same direction

a large number of fish swimming together

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

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

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

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

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

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

a small crowd of people gathered tightly

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