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please help me solve this quiz, which contains the names of collective names.

e.g a PRIDE of lions or a HERD of elephants

1. an of feelings
2. an of buffaloes
3. an of spells
4. a of fish in motion
5. a of laws
6. an of snowflakes
7. a of blessings
8. an of lovers
9. a of doubt
10. a of colts
11. an of dons

thanx for your help

2007-02-18 08:31:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

5 answers

1. an array of feelings
2. an obstinacy of buffaloes (also a herd of buffaloes)
3. an ... of spells (my guess is "array")
4. a run of fish in motion
5. a bunch of laws
6. an agglomeration of snowflakes
7. a chain of blessings
8. an army of lovers
9. a chain of doubt
10. a rag of colts
11. an ... of dons (no clue!)*
[*to me, an "army" of dons makes a lot of sense]

2007-02-19 05:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by Nice 5 · 0 0

They're called collective nouns;
See the below link for all you want to know, & some you dont!
http://www.ojohaven.com/collectives/

2007-02-20 04:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by Jen G 2 · 0 0

1. a cluster of feelings
2. a herd of buffalo
10.a rag of colts

the only ones i know!!!

2007-02-18 17:54:08 · answer #3 · answered by georgie 3 · 0 0

herd of buffalo, a rake or rag of colts, school of fish,
a family of dons?,

2007-02-18 16:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by violetb 5 · 0 0

http://mindprod.com/jgloss/collectivenouns.html

This collective noun site should help!

2007-02-18 16:35:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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