Monday, 26 May 2014

Power Packed Words Denoting Collections :-)

By Ranjana S.

An ARMY, a REGIMENT, a BATTALION, of soldiers.
A BALE of cotton.
A BAND of musicians.
A BASKET of fruits or flowers.
A BENCH of judges.
A BEVY of girls or women.
A BOARD of trustees, examiners, directors.
A BROOD of chickens.
A BUNCH of grapes, flowers, keys, plantains.
A BOUQUET of flowers.
A BUNDLE of sticks, hay.
A CARAVAN of merchants, pilgrims, travellers.
A CENTURY of years.
A CHAIN of mountains.
A CHEST of drawers.
A CLASS of students, persons.
A CLOUD of locusts.
A CLUMP of trees.
A CLUSTER of grapes, stars, islands.
A CODE of laws.
A COMPANY of soldiers, merchants.
A CONGRESS of representatives or delegates.
A CONSIGNMENT of goods.
A CREW of people.
A CONSTELLATION of stars.
A TEAM of players, oxen, horses.
A SWARM of bees, ants.
A SUITE( pronounced sweet) of apartments, rooms.
A SUIT of clothes.
A DROVE of cattle.
A VOLLEY of bullets or shots.
A TROOP of school children or scouts or horsemen, soldiers( when on the move).
A TRAIN of wagons, followers, carriages.
A SHOWER of blessings, insults, blows, rain, arrows.
A STRING of camels.
A SHOAL/SCHOOL of fish.
A SHEAF of corn, arrows.
A SERIES of events.
A RANGE of hills, mountains.
A PRIDE of lions, peacocks.
A PEAL of bells.
A PARTY of friends.
A PACK of playing cards, hounds.
A MULTITUDE of people.
A MOB of riotous people.
A LITTER of pigs, puppies.
A LIBRARY of books.
A LEAGUE of nations.
A HORDE of pirates, robbers, savages.
A HIVE of bees.
A HERD of goats, deer, cattle.
A HEAP of sand, stones or junk.
A GROUP of islands.
A GARLAND of flowers.
A GANG of convicts, thieves, robbers, workmen, labourers, prisoners.
A GALAXY of stars.
A FLOCK of sheep, geese.
A FLIGHT of steps, stairs, birds.
A FLEET of ships.
A FALL of rain or snow.

A FAGGOT of sticks.

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