| 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 |
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