Collective nouns – quotations
A 'trove' or an 'aptness' of quotes; a 'delight' or an 'elegance' of quotations, complemented by a 'fount', a 'finesse'...
Bellowing bullfinches
Never heard a bullfinch, so I don't know if they bellow, but it isn't an easy word to associate with...
A stook of grain
A sight we no longer see:Â a group of sheaves or grain stood on end in a field. Also 'to stook',...
A temperance of cooks
Having recently revelled in the bursting descriptions of a quaffing, boozing, drunken chef in Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan, I...
Collective nouns – reviews
A 'praise', a 'parade' or a 'stash' of reviews. Unless it's your books and the reviews have trashed them: a...
A prodigality of marvels
A perfect collective noun for a mass of marvels. There are good reasons the first of Patrick Leigh Fermor's duo...
An army of caterpillars
'Army' makes sense when you hear of trains of spiny, poisonous caterpillars marching like a locomotive across the southern landscapes...
A piteousness of doves
A poetic collective noun, evoking the soothing cooing of the birds of peace, one of the gentlest sounds in nature...
A feast of brewers
A foody collective noun for a drinks purveyor. Here are some alternatives I made up: a pickling, a froth, a...
Collective noun for epithets
I like this collective noun for epithets, 'artillery' suggesting a quickfire delivery of pithy comments, with the additional charm of...
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