Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
- symphony orchestra
- a large orchestra; can perform symphonies
- Ordnance Survey
- the official cartography agency of the British government
- flight
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- trade
- people who perform a particular kind of skilled work
- Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army
- a terrorist group that is the remnants of the original Bolivian insurgents trained by Che Guevara; attacks small unprotected targets such as power pylons or oil pipelines or government buildings
- Methodist Church
- a Protestant denomination founded on the principles of John Wesley and Charles Wesley
- board of selectmen
- a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town
- Special Air Service
- a specialist regiment of the British army that is trained in commando techniques of warfare and used in clandestine operations (especially against terrorist groups)
- host
- any organization that provides resources and facilities for a function or event
- Tang dynasty
- the imperial dynasty of China from 618 to 907
- public library
- a nonprofit library maintained for public use
- plastics industry
- an industry that manufactures plastic articles
- run
- an unbroken series of events
- venture capitalism
- capitalism that invests in innovative enterprises (especially high technology) where the potential profits are large
- picket
- a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack
- Islamic Group of Uzbekistan
- a terrorist group of Islamic militants formed in 1996; opposes Uzbekistan's secular regime and wants to establish an Islamic state in central Asia; is a conduit for drugs from Afghanistan to central Asian countries
- underwood
- the brush (small trees and bushes and ferns etc.) growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest
- flow
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
- at home
- a reception held in your own home
- zoning commission
- a commission delegated to supervise the zoning of areas for residential or commercial use
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