| Numbers | Words denoting |
| A number of sheep | flock |
| A number of whales, porpoises | school, gam |
| A number of herrings, mackerel | shoal |
| A number of fish taken in a net | catch, haul |
| A small number of birds, e.g. partridge | covey |
| A number of asses | pack |
| A number of horses, ponies, etc. driven together | drove |
| A number of cattle or swine feeding or driven together | herd |
| A number of oxen or horses (two or more) harnessed together | team |
| A number of birds, bees or insects moving together | flight |
| A number of peacocks | muster |
| A number of wolves, hounds | pack |
| A number of leopards | leap |
| A number of geese | gaggle |
| A number of bees, locusts | swarm |
| A number of larks or quails- | bevy |
| A number of bees living in the same place | hive |
| A number of ants, rabbits, living in the same place | nest |
| A number of horses kept for riding, racing, breeding | stud |
| A number of lions, monkeys | troop |
| A number of rooks | building |
| A number of cats | clowder |
| A colony of seals | rookery |
| A number of mules | baren |
| A number of chickens hatched at the same time | brood |
| A number of young pigs, dogs, cats brought forth at one birth | litter |
| A number of kittens | kindle |
| A number of hares | down |
| A collection of fowls, ducks, etc. | poultry |
| A number of hawks | cast |
| A number of wild geese, swans in flight | skein |
| A collection of wild animals | menagerie, zoo |
| A number of people at church | congregation |
| A number of people listening to a concert or lecture | audience |
| A number of people looking on at a football match, etc. | spectators |
| A number of people collected together in the street | crowd |
| A number of people gathered together for some common purpose | gathering, assembly, society |
| A group of people who get together to work for some cause or common interest | coterie |
| A number of disorderly people | mob, rabble, canaille |
| A number of savages | horde |
| A number of singers in a church | choir |
| A collection of angels | host |
| A number of artistes, dancers | troupe |
| A number of actors | company |
| A number of servants | staff |
| A number of persons, of the same race, character, etc. | tribe |
| A number of people following a funeral | cortege |
| A number of beautiful ladies | bevy |
| A number of soldiers | army, troop, battalion, regiment |
| A number of sailors manning a ship | crew |
| A number of workmen, prisoners, thieves | gang |
| A collection of slaves | gang, coffle |
| A number of policemen called to quell a riot | posse |
| A number of jurymen engaged on a case | panel |
| A number (more than two) of Judges, Bishops | bench |
| A number of Directors of a company | board |
| A collection of poems | anthology |
| A collection of books | library |
| A number of pictures, curiosities | collection |
| A collection of pearls | rope |
| A collection of flowers | bouquet |
| A collection of flags | bunting |
| A number of drawers | chest |
| A number of ships | fleet |
| A number of Merchant Ships protected by warships (in war time) | convoy |
| A collection of dried plants | herbarium |
| A number of nuts, grapes on a bunch | cluster |
| A number of trees | clump |
| A large collection of trees | forests |
| A collection of wood, hay, corn, piled together | stack |
| A cluster of houses in a village | hamlet |
| A number of stars grouped together | constellation |
| A collection of rays | pencil |
| A collection of eggs | clutch |
| A set of furniture, rooms | suite |
| A quantity of woollen thread | skein |
| A quantity of bread baked at the same time | batch |
| A mass of hair | shock, fell |
| A number of hired applauders, i.e. persons paid to clap | claque |
| A bundle of hay | truss |
| A collection of tools | set |
| A set of bells placed together for a tune to be played on them | carillon |
During my Digital Media, Multimedia and some AIT or VET courses I got my students to work on The S.T.E.A.M.E.R book of knowledge, especially advanced students that complete tasks ahead of time, this was my fall back lessons for those clever or advanced students, they were asked to pick one of the areas of study and create a cover page, find some interesting facts and put their findings into a chapter of the book The book was 138 pages long at my retirement from teaching.
STEAMER Stands for
Science, Technology, English, Arts, Mathematics, Enivironment and Religion
For those students that presented work on English we gathered a lot of useful reference information that became a STUDENT's COMPENDIUM here are some samples of student work
Explanation for Compendium File Includes SC007_Commonly_confused_words SC013 Death Words pertaining to Occurring after death - posthumous SC009_Diminutives SC010_Famous SC011_Figurative_Expressions SC012_Gender SC013_Geography The Circumference of the earth is approxinmately 24,800 miles. SC014_Gods War - Mars SC015_Government Australian Government SC016_Grammar Explains various uses of nouns verbs etc. SC017_Human_Relationships THE ART OF LIVING - Consideration for the feelings of others SC018_Inventions Clock (pendulum) - Christian Huygens SC019_Kings_Queens of UK EGBERT 827 - 839 SC020_Literary A book in which the events of each day are recorded - Diary SC021_Marriage A hater of marriage - misogamist SC022_Medical A disease confined to a particular district or place - endemic SC044_Metaphors Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated SC023_Miscellaneous All Fools' Day - 1st April - Aussie slang - sounds that things make etc. SC024_Nouns sit - seat (when to use Nouns) SC025_Names Boys & Girls names explained SC026_Nature A four-footed animal - quadruped SC027_Negatives That which cannot be pierced or penetrated - impenetrable SC028_Numbers A number of fish taken in a net - catch, haul SC029_Opposites Unable to read - il-literate SC030_Patron Saints St. George of England, St. Andrew of Scotland SC031_Places A place where fishes are kept - aquarium SC032_Possessive_Case Is the case which denotes the owner or possessor SC045_Phobias Noctiphobia - Fear of the night SC033_Professions The commander of a fleet - Admiral SC034_Similes Archates - a good friend * Belt = to hit below the belt SC035_Proverbs A bad beginning makes a good ending. SC048_Sayings as a drowned rat. - as ancient as the sun—as the stars. SC036_Science_and_Arts An instrument for detecting earthquakes - seismograph SC037_Scientific_Terms The science of land management - agronomics SC038_Seven_Wonders The Pyramids of Egypt SC039_Synonyms abandon....... desert, forsake, leave. SC040_War Nations carrying on warfare - belligerents SC041_Weddings 7th year—Copper or Brass SC042_Words_to_Verbs strong - strengthen SC043_Other Any other items that might be of interest SC044_Metaphors Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes an implicit, implied, or hidden comparison between two things that are unrelated SC045_Phobias Noctiphobia - Fear of the night SC046_Death SC047_Thesaurus Thesaurus - abandon = abandoned, abandoning, abandonment, abandons affluent =having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value,words explained and incorrect use of words
SC048_Sayings as afraid as a grasshopper. SC049_UrbanMyths The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt, hence the saying "dirt poor." Please note there are some excellent links to assist with these pages
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