Angry Orchard's David Sipes Gets Samuel Adams to Try Cider. PORTLAND, Ore. ( TheStreet) -- When you grab a pint in almost any of New England's pubs, cider sits right beside stouts and lagers as a drink of choice. It's not a beer substitute, it's not there just for beer haters or vegans -- it just is.
collective noun. n. 1. (Grammar) a noun that is singular in form but that refers to a group of people or things. Usage: Collective nouns are usually used with singular verbs: the family is on holiday; General Motors is mounting a big sales campaign.
Collective Nouns: Group Words for Animals, Birds and Things. English has a great variety of words to denote a group of animals, birds, persons or things. Such words are often called group terms or nouns of assembly. Familiarity with such collective nouns in English can surely make our speech and writing sound better and more elegant.