A list of 29 words by staffordcastle.
- host of sparrowswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- murmuration of starlingswas added by staffordcastle and appears on 4 lists
- watch of nightingaleswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- flight of doveswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- bevy of quailwas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- muster of peacockswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- gaggle of geesewas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- kindle of kittenswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- nest of rabbitswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- drove of kinewas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- herd of deerwas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- tribe of goatswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- labour of moleswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- cete of badgerswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- shrewdness of apeswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- clowder of catswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- flock of sheepwas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- rag of coltswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- leap of leopardswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- sounder of wild swinewas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- couple of houndswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- team of oxenwas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- drift of swinewas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- skulk of foxeswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- pride of lionswas added by staffordcastle and appears on 2 lists
- pod of whaleswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
- exaltation of larkswas added by staffordcastle and appears on 2 lists
- murder of crowswas added by staffordcastle and appears on 4 lists
- charm of fincheswas added by staffordcastle and appears on just this list
stpeter commented on the list collective-nouns
I once wrote a poem about collective nouns -- http://www.saint-andre.com/poems/problem.html :-)
January 1, 2007
vanishedone commented on the list collective-nouns
A ghostly a "consumption" of gothic heroines (also available in the equally ghostly variants a consumption of gothic heroines and consumption of gothic heroines) is turning up in the search-suggester; I wonder whether it belongs here...
March 10, 2008
vanishedone commented on the list collective-nouns
With a little Googling I tracked down the source, which also offers 'a strut of hookers' and 'an embarrassment of basses'.
March 10, 2008
chained_bear commented on the list collective-nouns
might I humbly suggest turmoil of squid, and the newest one I've seen, file of pelicans?
March 14, 2008
skipvia commented on the list collective-nouns
There are a few other lists that cover similar ground: Obstinate Buffaloes, Prides, Not Prejudice, and Murders of Crows. I may have missed some.
March 14, 2008