COLLECTIVE NOUNS
PEOPLE
an army of soldiers
a bevy of beauties/girls
a band of musicians
a band of robbers
a board of directors
a body of men
a bunch of crooks
a caravan of gypsies
a choir of singers
a class of pupils
a class of students
a company of actors
a company of soldiers
a congregation of worshippers
a crew of sailors
a crowd of spectators
a crowd of people
a dynasty of kings
a galaxy of beautiful women
a galaxy of film stars
a gang of crooks
a gang of labourers
a gang of prisoners
a gang of robbers
THINGS
an album of autographs
an album of photographs
an album of stamps
an anthology of poems
an archipelago of islands
a bale of cotton
a basket of fruit
a batch of bread
a battery of guns
a block of flats
a book of exercises
a book of notes
a bouquet of flowers
a bowl of rice
a bunch of bananas
a bunch of flowers
a bunch of grapes
a gang of thieves
a horde of savages
a host of angels
a line of kings/rulers
a mob of rioters
a group of dancers
a group of singers
a pack of rascals
a pack of thieves
a party of friends
a patrol of policemen
a posse of policemen
a regiment of soldiers
a staff of employees
a staff of servants
a staff of teachers
a team of players
a tribe of natives
a troop of scouts
a troupe of artistes
a troupe of dancers
a troupe of performers
a party of friends
a hail of bullets
a hand of bananas (each a finger)
a harvest of wheat/corn
a heap of rubbish
a heap of ruins
a hedge of bushes
a heap of stones
a layer of soil/dirt
a library of books
a line of cars
a list of names
a mass of ruins/hair
a necklace of pearls
an outfit of clothes
an orchard of fruit trees
a pack of cards
a pack of lies
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a bunch of keys a packet of cigarettes
a bundle of rags/old clothes a packet of letters
a bundle of firewood/sticks a pair of shoes
a bundle of hay a pencil of rays
a catalogue of prices/goods a quiver of arrows
a chain of mountains a range of hills
a chest of drawers a range of mountains
a cluster of coconuts a ream of paper
a cluster of grapes a reel of thread/film
a cloud of dust a roll of film/cloth
a clump of bushes a rope of pearls
a clump of trees a row of houses
a collection of coins a series of events
a collection of curiosities a set of china
a collection of pictures a set of clubs
a collection of relics a set of tools
a collection of stamps a sheaf of arrows
a column of smoke a sheaf of corn
a comb of bananas a sheaf of grain
a compendium of games a sheaf of papers
a constellation of stars a sheaf of wheat
a cluster of diamonds a shower of blows
a cluster of stars a shower of rain
a clutch of eggs a stack of arms
a crate of fruit a stack of corn
a crop of apples a stack of hay
a fall of rain a stack of timber
a fall of snow a stack of wood
a fleet of motor-cars/taxis a stock of wood
a fleet of ships a string of beads
a flight of aeroplanes a string of pearls
a flight of steps a suit of clothes
a forest of trees a suite of furniture
a galaxy of stars a suite of rooms
a garland of flowers a tuft of grass
a glossary of difficult words/phrases a tuft of hair
a group of islands a wad of currency/notes
a grove of trees a wreath of flowers

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ANIMALS

an army of ants a litter of kittens

a bevy of quail a litter of puppies
a brood/flock of chickens a menagerie of wild animals
a catch of fish a muster of peacocks
a cloud of flies a nest of ants
a cloud of insects a nest of mice
a cloud of locusts a nest of rabbits
a colony of gulls a pack of hounds
a drove of cattle a pack of wolves
a drove of horses a plague of insects
a flight of birds a plague of locusts
a flight of doves a pride of lions
a flight of locusts a school of herrings/other small fish
a flight of swallows a school of porpoises
a flock of birds a school of whales
a flock of geese a shoal of fish
a flock of sheep a skein of wild geese in flight
a gaggle of geese a string of horses
a haul of fish a stud of horses
a herd of buffaloes a swarm of ants
a herd of cattle a swarm of bees
a herd of deer a swarm of insects
a herd of elephants a swarm of locusts
a herd of goats a team of horses
a herd of swine a team of oxen
a hive of bees a train of camels
a host of sparrows a tribe of goats
a kindle of kittens a troop of lions
a litter of cubs a troop of monkeys
a litter of piglets a zoo of wild animals

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GENDER

PEOPLE

MASCULINE FEMININE
actor actress
author authoress
bachelor spinster
boy girl
Boy Scout Girl Guide
brave Squaw
bridegroom bride
brother sister
conductor conductress
count countess
czar czarina
dad mum
daddy mummy
duke duchess
emperor empress
father mother
father-in-law mother-in-law
fiance fiancee
gentleman lady
giant giantess
god goddess
governor matron
grandfather grandmother
headmaster headmistress
heir heiress
hero heroine
host hostess
hunter huntress
husband wife
king queen
lad lass
landlord landlady
lord lady
man woman
manager manageress
manservant maidservant
master mistress
mayor mayoress
milkman milkmaid
millionaire millionairess
monitor monitress
monk nun
Mr. Mrs.
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murderer murderess
Negro Negress
nephew niece
papa mama
poet poetess
postman postwoman
postmaster postmistress
priest prietess
prince princess
prophet prophetess
proprietor proprietress
protector protectress
shepherd shepherdess
sir madam
son daughter
son-in-law daughter-in-law
step-father step-mother
step-son step-daughter
steward stewardess
sultan sultana
tailor tailoress
uncle aunt
waiter waitress
washerman washerwoman
widower widow
wizard witch

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ANIMALS

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OBJECTS AND SOUNDS

Object Sound Object Sound

aeroplanes zoom hoofs thunder
bells ring, peal horns toot; hoot
brakes screech kettles sing
bugles call leaves rustle
bullets ping paper crinkle; rustle
canes swish raindrops patter
chains clank; rattle saws buzz
clocks tick; chime sirens wail
coins clink; jungle steam hiss
corks pop streams murmur
dishes rattle, clatter telephones buzz
doors bang; slam thunder clap; rumble peal;
roar
drums beat trains rumble
feet tramp; shuffle trumpets blare
fire crackle watch tick
glass tinkle water bubble; lap; drip
guns boom whips crack; lash
heart throb; beat wind howl; sigh
hinges creak wings whir

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ANTONYMS

Antonym is a word that means the opposite to another word.

above below here there

abroad home hide show
absent present high low
accept refuse hill valley
active passive humble proud
add subtract in out
admit deny increase decrease
adult child inner outer
alive dead inside outside
asleep awake interesting dull
back front joy sorrow
backwards forward junior senior
bad good kind cruel
barren fertile knowledge ignorance
beautiful ugly lazy industrious
before after lead follow
begin end least greatest
bent straight lend borrow
better worse level steep
big small life death
black white liquid solid
bless curse long short
blunt sharp loss gain
bold timid loud soft
bravery cowardice love hate
bright dull masculine feminine
broad narrow master servant
busy idle miser spendthrift
buy sell modern ancient
capture release motorist pedestrian
catch throw mountain valley
cheap dear natural artificial
clean dirty never always
clever foolish noise silence
cloudy clear noisy quiet
coarse fine normal abnormal
cold hot north south
come go obey command
common rare often seldom
contract expand old new
cool warm open shut/close
coward hero order chaos
cry laugh pardon punish
daily nightly peace war
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danger safety plural singular
dark bright polite rude
dawn dusk poor rich
day night powerful weak
deep shallow praise blame
depth height public private
die live purchase sell
difficult easy push pull
divide multiply question answer
drunk sober quick slow
dry wet raw cooked
dwarf giant real imaginary
early late right left
east west rise fall
ebb flow rough smooth
empty full safe dangerous
enemy friend same different
enjoy dislike separate join
evening morning smile frown
ever never straight crooked
everybody nobody strong weak
everywhere nowhere summer winter
exit entrance sweet sour
failure success talk listen
fair dark tall short
far near tame wild
fat thin teach learn
few many these those
find lose thick thin
finish start this that
first last tight loose
foolish wise tiny huge
foreign local top bottom
forget remember true false
found lost truth lie
fresh stale under over
future past up down
generous selfish vacant occupied
give take victory defeat
guilty innocent wide narrow
happy sad win lose
hard soft within without
head tail work rest
heavy light wrong right
hell heaven yes no
help hinder young old

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SYNONYMS

Synonym is a word with the same meaning or nearly the same meaning as
another word in the same language.

admit confess leave abandon

alive lively listen hear
also too little small
amount quantity look see
ask inquire loving fond
assembly gathering loyal true
bad evil mad insane
beg implore margin edge
begin commence mistake error
behaviour conduct most maximum
big large new modern
blamed accused noisy rowdy
blank empty noted well-known
bottom foot obey submit
brave daring old ancient
bright shinning omen sign
broad wide oral verbal
buy purchase outside exterior
careful cautious part portion
catch capture policeman constable
centre middle polite courteous
change alter poor destitute
cheat deceive port harbour
choose select praise compliment
clergyman minister pretty beautiful
close near protect guard
clothes dress push thrust
copy imitate queen empress
correct accurate quick rapid
cunning sly quiet peaceful
cure remedy rare scarce
damp moist read peruse
dangerous risky ready alert
deadly fatal real genuine
dear expensive reckless rash
decrease reduce red ruddy
disease sickness remember recollect
disorder chaos rich wealthy
dull gloomy riot revolt
dumb mute roam wander
eatable edible rough coarse
ebb recede round circular
end conclusion rude impolite
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enemy foe rule govern
enough sufficient sad unhappy
escape elude safe secure
fable myth scatter disperse
fall drop seldom rarely
false untrue separate sever
far distant short brief
feather plume shorten abbreviate
fertile fruitful show exhibit
fierce ferocious sleepy drowsy
fight battle slim slender
float drift smell scent
force compel steed horse
foretell predict stern strict
free release stick adhere
friend ally stop halt
gain profit strong powerful
game recreation style fashion
gather collect surprise astonishment
gay cheerful surrender yield
general common surround encircle
glad happy swamp marsh
glaring dazzling talk conversation
habit custom teach educate
hard difficult tested tried
hate detest thief burglar
height altitude thin lean
help assist top summit
hide conceal trick hoax
high tall trust believe
home residence try attempt
hug embrace understand comprehend
huge enormous usually generally
industrious hardworking vacant empty
inside interior value worth
join unite victory triumph
jump leap weak feeble
just fair whole entire
king emperor wonder amazement
lazy indolent yearly annually
least minimum young youthful

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HOMONYMS

Homonym is a word that sounds the same as another but is different in meaning.

air heir main mane

allowed aloud mare mayor
ate eight meat meet
bad bade medal meddle
bail bale missed mist
ball bawl muscle mussel
bare bear none nun
beach beech oar ore
bean been one won
beat beet pail pale
bell belle pain pane
birth berth pair pear
blue blew peace piece
boar bore peal peel
board bored plain plane
bow bough pore pour
boy buoy practice practise
brake break praise prays
buy by/bye pray prey
ceiling sealing principal principle
cell sell profit prophet
cent sent rain reign
cheap cheep rap wrap
check cheque read reed
coarse course read red
dear deer right write
die dye ring wring
ewe you road rode
fair fare role roll
feat feet root route
find fined rose rows
flea flee sale sail
flew flu scene seen
flour flower sea see
fool full seam seem
fore four sew sow
foul fowl sight site
fur fir soar sore
gait gate sole soul
groan grown son sun
hair hare soot suit
hall haul stair stare
heal heel stake steak
hear here steal steel
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heard herd stile style
higher hire suite sweet
him hymn tail tale
hole whole tear tier
hour our their there
idle idol threw through
key quay throne thrown
knew new tide tied
knight night to two
knot not told tolled
knows nose vain vein
lain lane vale veil
lead led waist waste
leak leek wait weight
lessen lesson weak week
loan lone wood would
made maid yoke yolk
mail male yore your

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PARENTS AND YOUNG

ADULT YOUNG
ant grub
bear cub
bee grub
beetle grub
bird fledgling, nestling
buffalo calf
butterfly caterpillar
camel calf
cat kitten
cockroach nymph
cow calf
deer fawn
dog puppy
dragonfly nymph
duck duckling
eagle eaglet
eel elver
elephant calf
fox cub
frog tadpole
giraffe calf
goat kid
goose gosling
grasshopper nymph
grouse poult, cheeper
hen chick
hippopotamus calf
horse foal
housefly maggot
kangaroo joey
king prince, princess
leopard cub
lion cub
man baby, child
mosquito wriggler
moth caterpillar
ostrich chick
owl owlet
oyster spat
partridge poult
pheasant poult
pig piglet
pigeon squab
rat pup
rhinoceros calf
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seal pup
shark cub
sheep lamb
swan cygnet
toad tadpole
tiger cub
trout fry
turkey poult
turtle hatchling
whale calf
wolf cub
zebra foal

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