Wednesday, October 30, 2013

HUMAN COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Can you supply the (fanciful) collective noun for the following groups?

1. A __________ of Wagnerians
2. A __________ of tailors
3. A __________ of teenagers
4. A __________ of Boy Scouts
5. A __________ of thinkers
6. A __________ of innkeepers
7. A __________ of realtors
8. A __________ of Priests
9. A __________ of lawyers
10. A _________ of  electricians

(Possible) Answers:

1. Ring
2. Press
3. Crush
4. Knot
5. Brood
6. Host
7. Lot
8. Mass 
9. Suit
10.  Grid

Credit: NY Times Crossword
March 18, 1984
Bert Rosenfield (#1-8)
COLLECTIVES COLLECTION

Note: Collective nouns for animals are posted under ANIMALS.

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