LIST OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR THINGS
A
deck of cards
An
item/A piece of furniture
A
pane of glass
A
blade of grass
A
bale of hay
A
glimmer of hope
A
piece of jewellery
A
bolt/A flash of Lightning
A
stroke of luck
A
pile of money
A
bit/A piece/An item of news
A
drop of rain
A
ray of sunshine
A
pinch of salt
A
bar of soap
A
tube of toothpaste
A
ball of wool
A
bar of soap
A
battery of tests
A
bolt of lightning
A
bunch of books
A
bunch of keys
A
bunch of keys
A
chest of drawers
A
clump of reeds
A
deck of cards
A
fleet of ships
A
fleet of vehicles
A
flight of stairs
A
gallon of gasoline
A
group of friends
A
group of islands
A
grove of trees
A
hedge of bushes
A
library of books
A
pack of cards
A
pair of shoes
A
piece of furniture
A
piece of paper
A
quiver of arrows
A
ream of paper
A
roll of film/cloth
A
series of events
A
set of books
A
set of tools
A
sheaf of notes/papers/arrows/corn
A
shelf of books
A
stack of chairs
A
string of beads
A
suite of furniture
A
suite of rooms
A
tube of toothpaste
A
wad of notes
An
agenda of tasks
An
album of stamps/autographs/photographs
EXAMPLES
OF COLLECTIVE NOUNS FOR THINGS
A
bar of soap
It
wasn’t so long ago that every new car looked like a bar of soap.
A
battery of tests
“We
want to put the earth through a battery of tests,” he said.
A
bolt of lightning
It
was like a bolt of lightning hit the group at the same time.
A
bunch of books
I’ll
send her a bunch of books.
A
bunch of keys
He
had a bunch of keys on his belt.
A
chest of drawers
A
chest of drawers that took up too much space, space
she needed, maybe, to heal or grow.
A
clump of reeds
I
waited behind, going up on tiptoes to see over a clump of reeds.
A
deck of cards
She
took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.
A
fleet of ships
He
owns a fleet of ships.
A
fleet of vehicles
It
does not have a fleet of vehicles for road repair, or a yard
where the fleet is parked.
A
flight of stairs
We
walked up a flight of stairs.
A
gallon of gasoline
A
gallon of ethanol has a lot less energy than a gallon of gasoline.
A
group of islands
Trinidad
and Tobago is actually in the Caribbean, a group of islands northeast
of Venezuela.
A
grove of trees
Matt
and his crew make camp in a grove of trees nearby.
A
hedge of bushes
Apparently,
he had gone behind a hedge of bushes to turn on the spigot when
the sting occurred.
A
library of books
There
is a big library of books in my school.
A
pack of cards
I
have to dispatch a pack of cards among relative.
A
pair of shoes
She
opened her suitcase and took out a pair of shoes.
A
piece of furniture
A
chair is a piece of furniture.
A
piece of paper
He
wrote his phone number on a piece of paper.
A
quiver of arrows
Here’s
Rama, the demon slayer, with a bow and a quiver of arrows.
A
ream of paper
I
had packed a word processor and a ream of paper.
A
roll of film/cloth
How
many photos can be taken with a roll of film?
A
series of events
A
series of events is planned to mark the anniversary
of the war.
A
set of books
He
gave me a set of books called Greek Myth mythic.
A
set of tools
Amy
bought him a set of tools for metal and woodworking.
A
sheaf of notes/papers/arrows/corn
He
searched for and found a sheaf of papers in cabinet.
A
shelf of books
He
led the man to the front of the store, to a shelf of books by
George R. R. Martin.
A
stack of chairs
The
man is shown climbing over an empty baby crib and struggling to get over a
stack of chairs as he enters the room.
A
string of beads
Alice
was wearing a string of beads.
A
suite of furniture
They
looked for a suite of furniture for their bedroom or living
room.
A
suite of rooms
They
lived in a suite of rooms with a garden, rather like a
ground-floor flat.
A
tube of toothpaste
They
lived on the streets and once shared a tube of toothpaste as
their “dinner”.
A
wad of notes
He
took a wad of notes from his pocket.
An
agenda of tasks
For
a committee to be efficient, it needs to follow an agenda of tasks to
be accomplished.
An
album of stamps/autographs/photographs
Joseph
showed me an album of photographs illustrating government
projects.
Examples
of Collective Nouns for Food and Drinks
A
bar/ A square of chocolate
She
dealt out a bar of chocolate to each child.
A
batch of cakes
Mother
was in the kitchen whipping up a batch of cakes.
A
bottle of milk
She
brought sandwiches and a bottle of milk.
A
bowl of rice
I just
want a sizzling beef and a bowl of rice.
A
box of cereal
I’ve
just bought a box of cereal.
A
can of soda
I drank a
can of soda.
A
carton of milk
She
was so thirsty that she drank a carton of milk.
A
cup of tea
I’ve
poured a cup of tea for you.
A
glass of water
Could
I have a glass of water, please?
A
jar of honey
I have
bought a jar of honey.
A
jug of water
She
spilled a jug of water.
A
kilo of meat
I
must buy a kilo of meat today.
A
kilo of sugar
I
bought a kilo of sugar and a bunch of grapes.
A
loaf of bread
I’ll
go across to the shop and buy a loaf of bread.
A
packet of tea
She
bought a packet of tea to drink on the journey.
A
piece of cheese
He
was clutching a piece of cheese.
A
piece of chocolate
I’d
like two teas and a piece of chocolate cake, please.
A
pile of cookies
Do
you want a pile of cookies?
A
slice of bread
She
hungrily ate a slice of bread.
A
slice of pizza
Linda
cut a slice of pizza for me.
A
tub of margarine
They’re
both very small, weighing about as much as a tub of margarine.
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