'That word' (the type of noun used to refer to collections in the singular, below-hyperlinked to the 7ESL-list of many of those nouns (even-more than are listed beneath)) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word |Collective| is built on words that mean “to Gather (Collect) Together” (expressing--in a Singular Form--a Whole consisting of a |Plurality of Individuals, Aggregate, Assemblage).
#Collective #Collectivize #Collectivism #Collectively
| ... a ... Desperation? Pod? Network? Forum? Hive? ... of Nerds |
... a few extras I find (which I did not see on 7ESL's list) include:
Some Literary Collective Nouns (some are of-nouns I've already mentioned further below): an Anthology of Poems, a Babble of Linguists, a Babel of Words, a Catalogue of Librarians, a Collective of Nouns, an Erudition of Editors, a Library of Books, a Pitfall of Fine Print, a Plot of Playwrights, a Pretension of Intellects, a Squint of Proof-Readers, a Swarm of 'Literary Drones' (as pictured?), a Tenet of Palindromes, a Wealth of Documents, a Wrangle of Philosophers
(Going through- and editing this, I'm becoming aware that it might've been more convenient (for you, if not for me) to put the words into a table with one column for "A Collection of 'These'" and one for "... is called a ..."; maybe TWO tables, as some words work for more than one object-type AND some object-names have more than one collective noun
(that would make it easier for readers to find the 'group word' for the 'agents' they're thinking of; but ... maybe YOU can do it that way!)
7ESL's list (linked in the 'foundation listing') includes:
a Band of Men, Musicians or Soldiers; a Bench of Judges or -Magistrates; a Bevy of Beauties, -Girls or -Writers; a Board of Directors or -Trustees; a Body of Men; a Bunch of Crooks; a Caravan of Travelers; a Choir of Singers; a Circle of Friends; a Class of Students; a Crew of Sailors; a Crowd of People; a Flock of Tourists; a Gang of Criminals, -Laborers or -Thieves; a Group of Dancers; a Regiment of Soldiers; a Team of Players; ...
... an Orchestra of Musicians; a Babble of Barbers; a Band of Robbers; a Banner (or Rout) of Knights, a Battalion of Soldiers; a Bench of Bishops, -Aldermen; a Sentence of Judges; a Galaxy of Beauties, a Billow (or Hack) of Smokers, a Blackening of Shoemakers, a Blaze (or Conflagration) of Pyromaniacs; a Blur of Impressionists; a Blush of Boys; a Board (or Brood) of Chess-Players; a Boast of Barristers; ...
... a Body of Pathologists; a Caravan of Gypsies; a Cast (or Company or Cry) of Actors or Players; a Stack (or Shush) of Librarians; a Cavalcade of Horsemen; a Chapter (or Dignity) of Canons [could they mean 'CanNons'?]; a Class of Pupils; a Clutch (or Crunch) of Wrestlers; a College of Cardinals; a Colony of Lepers or -Microbiologists; a Company (or Syndicate) of Capitalists; a Company of Girl-Guides or Soldiers; a Complex of Psychologists; a Conflagration of Arsonists; ...
... a Confusion (or Ponder) of Philosophers; a Conglomerate (or Formation) of Geologists, a Congregation of Churchgoers; a Conjunction of Grammarians; a Consternation of Mothers; a Converting of Preachers; a Cortege of Mourners; a Coven of Witches; a Crowd (Audience) of Onlookers/Spectators, a Crush of Shoppers, a Curse (or Illusion) of Painters; a Cutting of Cobblers; a Damning of Jurors; a Debauchery of Hedonists; a Decanter (or Decorum) of Deans; ...
... a Den of Thieves; a Density of Meatheads; a Diligence of Messengers; a Discord of Experts; a Discretion of Priests; a Disguising (or Proud Showing) of Tailors; a Disputation (Greed, Huddle, Quarrel) of Lawyers; a Doctrine of Doctors, a Drift of Lecturers; a Dynasty of Kings; a Faculty of Academics; a Faith of Merchants; a Feast of Brewers; a Fellowship of Yeomen; a Fighting of Beggars; a Flight of Refugees; a Flood (or a Flush) of Plumbers; ...
... a Freeze of Northerners; a Gaggle of Censors, -Women or -Comedians (the last ones also collectiviaed as a Riot); a Galaxy of Governesses; a Gang of Crooks, -Hoodlums, -Prisoners (a.k.a. a Pity) or -Workmen; a Giggle of Girls; a Glitter of Generals; a Glozing of Taverners; a Goring of Butchers; a Graft of Tree-Surgeons; a Grope of Groupies; a Group of Singers; a Hastiness of Cooks; a Helix of Geneticists; a Herd of Harlots; a Horde of Nomads or Savages; a Host of Angels; a House of Senators (making the other American legislature 'a Senate of Representatives'?); a Joint of Osteopaths; ...
... a Lie (or Equivocation) of Politicians, a Line of Kings (and other Rulers); a Melody of Harpists; a Mess (or Execution) of Officers; a Meter of Percussionists; a Mob of Rioters; a Morbidity of Majors; a Mug (or Reflection) of Narcissists, a Multiply (or Unhappiness) of Husbands; a Mutter of Mothers-in-Law; a Wisdom of Grandparents; a Number (or Set) of Mathematicians; a Pack of Brownies (Jr. Girl-Scouts?) or -Thieves, a Pan of Reviewers; a Panel of Experts; a Party of Friends; ...
a Patrol (or Posse) of Policemen; a Peck of Frenchmen; a Picket of Strikers; a Pint of Irishmen; a Plush- or Rascal-of Boys; a Pomposity of Professors, a Posse of Sheriffs; a Pound of Englishmen; a Prance of Equestrians; a Promise of Barmen; a Prudence of Vicars; a Quiz of Teachers; a Rage of Maidens; a Rash of Dermatologists; a Rout of Schoolboys; a Sample of Salesmen; a School of Clerks or -Fish; a Scolding of Seamstresses; a Scoop- or Slant of Journalists; a Series of Radiologists; ...
a Set- or Subtlety of Designers; a Set- or Swish of Hairdressers; a Shower of Bastards or -Meteorologists; a Shrivel of Critics; a Shuffle of Bureaucrats; a Side of Dancers; a Simplicity of Subalterns; a Poverty of Pipers; a Slate of Candidates; a Slither of Gossip-Columnists; a Slouch of Models; a Sneer of Butlers; a Sprig of Vegetarians; a Squad of Beaters or -Soldiers; a Squat of Daubers; a Squeal of Nieces; a Staff of Employees, -Servants or -Teachers; ...
... a Stalk of Foresters; a Subtlety of Sergeants-at-Law; a Superfluity of Nuns; a Tabernacle of Bakers; a Talent of Gamblers; a Tantrum of Decorators; a Thought of Barons; a Tribe of Indians or -Natives; a Trip of Hippies; a Troop of Boy Scouts; a Troupe of Acrobats, -Artists, -Dancers, -Minstrels or -Performers; a Wandering of Tinkers; a Wheeze of Joggers; a Worship of Writers, an Absence- or Order of Waiters; an Alley- or Pratfall of Clowns; a Brace- or Wince of Dentists; ...... and please; if you know of- or wonder about-any other collective nouns, mention them in the comments!
an Amalgamation of Metallurgists; an Amble of Walkers; an Ambush of Widows; an Army of Soldiers; a Roll of Drummers; an Attitude- or Grunt of Teenagers; an Audience of Listeners; an Eloquence of Lawyers; an Embarrassment- or Persistence of Parents; ...
an Entrance of Actresses; an Expectation of Heirs or -Midwives; an Obscurity- or Rhyme of Poets; an Illusion of Magicians; an Impatience of Wives; an Imposition of In-Laws; an Obeisance of Servants; an Observance of Hermits; an Obstruction of Dons (maybe that last one's just a joke)
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