A collective noun is a descriptor for a group of entities of one kind, such as a herd of cows or a flock of birds. More interesting are a gaggle of geese or a murder of crows. This searchable dictionary contains most of the special collectives used in English. Use the Contact Page to advise of corrections, or forms we have missed.

Walruses    herd, pod

Wasps    nest, herd, pladge

Whales    gam, herd, pod, school

Widgeons    company

Wildcats    destruction

Wildfowl    knob, bunch, trip, plump

Wolves    herd, pack, rout, route (when moving)

Woodcocks    fall

Woodpeckers    descent

Wrens    flock, herd

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