COLLECTIVE NOUNS

             Collective Nouns

Collective nouns are those nouns that denote a group of people, animals, objects, concepts or ideas as a single entity. 

Some Collective Phrases:-

আবজর্না স্তুপ – A heap of rubbish.

বালির স্তুপ – A head of sand.

এক কাঁদি কলা –A stem of bananas.

এক গাদা বই - A pile of books.

এক জোড়া ষাঁড় – A yoke of oxen.

এক ঝাঁক চড়ুই পাখি – A host of sparrows.

এক ঝাঁক মাছ – A shoal of fish.

এক ঝাঁক মাছি বা মৌমাছি – A swarm of flies or bees.

কুকুর, শুকরের ছানা – A litter of pigs or puppies

এক দল আরব – A tribe of Arabs.

এক দল কনস্টেবল – A posse of constable.

এক দল লোক – A throng of people.

এক পশলা বৃষ্টি – A shower of rain.

এক পাল ঘোড়া – A troop of horses.

গরুর পাল – A herd of cow

গাধার দল – A pack of Asses.

গায়কের দল – A band of musicians.

গিরিমালা – A chain of mountains.

ঘটনাবলী – A series of events.

চুলের গোছা – A tuft or lock of hair.

ছাগলের পাল – A herd of goats.

জাহাজের সারি – A fleet of ships.

চোরের দল – A gang of thieves.

দস্যুর দল – A gang of robbers.

ধ্বংস স্তুপ – A mass of heap of ruins.

নক্ষত্র পুঞ্জ – A cluster or group of stars.

নাবিক দল – The crew.

নেকড়ের দল – A pack of wolves.

পাখির ঝাঁক – A flock of birds, a flight of birds.

পিপীলিকার দল – A nest of ants.

পুষ্প গুচ্ছ – A bunch of flowers.

ফুলের তোড়া – A bouquet of flowers.

বানরের দল – A troop of monkeys.

মহিলাদের দল – A bevy of ladies or wives.

মুরগী, মেষ, হংসী, পাখীর দল – A flock of hens, sheep, geese or birds.

লাঠির বান্ডিল – A bundle of sticks.

শস্য, কাঠ বা অস্ত্রের গাদা – A stack of corn, wood, hay or weapons.

More:-

These collective nouns are commonly used under the category of people.

A class of students.
An army of soldiers.
A choir of singers.
A crew of sailors.
A band of musicians.
A bunch of crooks.
A crowd of people/spectators.
A gang of thieves.
A group of dancers.
A team of players.
A troupe of artists/dancers.
A pack of thieves.
A staff of employees.
A regiment of soldiers.
A tribe of natives.
An audience of listeners.
A panel of experts.
A gang of labourers.
A flock of tourists.
A board of directors.

The following collective nouns are used for animals.

A catch of fish.
An army of ants.
A flight of birds.
A flock of birds.
A haul of fish.
A flock of sheep.
A herd of deer/cattle/elephants/goats/buffaloes.
A hive of bees.
A litter of cubs.
A host of sparrows.
A team of horses.
A troop of lions.
A zoo of wild animals.
A pack of wolves.
A litter of puppies/kittens.
A swarm of bees/ants/rats/flies.
A team of horses/ducks/oxen.
A murder of crows.
A kennel of dogs.
A pack of hounds.

The following collective nouns are used for things.

A group of islands.
A galaxy of stars.
A wad of notes.
A forest of trees.
A stack of wood.
A fleet of ships.
A string of pearls.
An album of stamps/autographs/photographs.
A hedge of bushes.
A library of books.
A basket of fruit.
A bowl of rice.
A pack of cards.
A pair of shoes.
A bouquet of flowers.
A bunch of keys.
A chest of drawers.
A pack of lies.
A range of mountains.
A cloud of dust.