whats the words to describe these groups of words?
surfers
spectators
tourists
babies
writers
snakes
pencils
tigers
octopuses
footballers
echidnas
magpies
photographers
clouds
fireworks
owls
artists
chairs
crows
wildflowers
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Some do not have availbale collective nouns. Those in brackets are my suggestions only.
surfers (wave)
a crowd of spectators
a flock of tourists
babies (cry)
writers (pen)
a slither of snakes (also bed, nest)
pencils (pack, packet, box, case)
a streak of tigers (also an ambush)
octopuses (squirt)
a team of footballers
echidnas (prickle)
a tiding of magpies
photographers (flash)
clouds (gathering)
fireworks (explosion)
a parliament of owls (also a wisdom)
artists (an illusion of painters) (a troupe of performers)
chairs (stack)
a murder of crows
a patch of wildflowers (also a bouquet, bunch)
a wave of surfers
a crowd of spectators
a flock of tourists
a worship of writers
bed/den/nest/pit of snakes
ambush/streak of tigers
tidings of magpies
A clique/snap of photographers
parliament of owls
A troupe of artists
murder /storytelling of crows
a bunch of wildflowers(maybe)
I think the authoritative book on this subject is “An Exaltation of Larks,” which you should try to find.