NNCONC Concrete nouns
Definition
Nouns denoting physical, tangible objects.
Detection Rules
xiao_2009
mfte
cql[word={words} & pos="NN.*"]
combine: _ & !NCOMP
Word list (458 items)
acid
acids
alcohol
alcohols
aluminium
aluminiums
arm
arms
artifact
artifacts
asteroid
asteroids
automobile
automobiles
award
awards
bag
bags
ball
balls
banana
bananas
band
bands
bar
bars
basin
basins
bed
beds
bell
bells
belt
belts
block
blocks
board
boards
boat
boats
bodies
body
bone
bones
book
books
box
boxes
brain
brains
branch
branches
bubble
bubbles
bud
buds
bulb
bulbs
bulletin
bulletins
button
buttons
cake
cakes
camera
cameras
cap
caps
car
card
cards
cars
case
cases
cent
cents
chain
chains
chair
chairs
chart
charts
clay
clays
clock
clocks
clothing
clothings
club
clubs
comet
comets
computer
computers
copies
copper
coppers
copy
counter
counters
cover
covers
crop
crops
crystal
crystals
cylinder
cylinders
deposit
deposits
desk
desks
device
devices
dinner
dinners
disk
disks
document
documents
dollar
dollars
door
doors
dot
dots
drain
drains
drawing
drawings
drink
drinks
drop
drops
drug
drugs
dust
dusts
edge
edges
engine
engines
envelope
envelopes
equipment
equipments
eye
eyes
face
faces
feet
fiber
fibers
fig
figs
file
files
film
films
filter
filters
finger
fingers
fish
flower
flowers
food
foods
foot
frame
frames
fruit
fruits
furniture
furnitures
game
games
gap
gaps
gate
gates
gel
gels
gift
gifts
glacier
glaciers
grain
grains
gun
guns
hair
hairs
hand
handbook
handbooks
handout
handouts
hands
head
heads
heart
hearts
ice
ices
instrument
instruments
item
items
journal
journals
key
keys
knot
knots
lava
lavas
leaf
leaves
leg
legs
lemon
lemons
liquid
liquids
load
loads
machine
machines
magazine
magazines
magnet
magnets
mail
mails
manual
manuals
map
maps
marker
markers
match
matches
metal
metals
mixture
mixtures
modem
modems
mole
moles
motor
motors
mound
mounds
mouth
mouths
movie
movies
mud
muds
muscle
muscles
mushroom
mushrooms
nail
nails
newspaper
newspapers
node
nodes
note
notes
notice
notices
novel
novels
oak
oaks
object
objects
package
packages
page
pages
paper
papers
peak
peaks
pen
pencil
pencils
pens
phone
phones
picture
pictures
pie
piece
pieces
pies
pipe
pipes
plant
plants
plate
plates
pole
poles
portrait
portraits
post
posts
pot
pots
potteries
pottery
radio
radios
rain
rains
reactor
reactors
resistor
resistors
retina
retinas
ridge
ridges
ring
rings
ripple
ripples
rock
rocks
root
roots
salt
salts
sand
sands
score
scores
screen
screens
sculpture
sculptures
seat
seats
seawater
seawaters
sediment
sediments
seed
seeds
sheet
sheets
shell
shells
ship
ships
silica
silicas
slide
slides
slope
slopes
snow
snows
sodium
soil
soils
solid
solids
space
spaces
sphere
spheres
spot
spots
statue
statues
steam
steams
steel
steels
stem
stems
step
steps
stick
sticks
stone
stones
strata
stratas
string
strings
sugar
sugars
syllabus
syllabuses
table
tables
tank
tanks
tape
tapes
target
targets
teeth
telephone
telephones
telescope
telescopes
textbook
textbooks
ticket
tickets
tip
tips
tissue
tissues
tool
tools
tooth
train
trains
transcript
transcripts
transistor
transistors
tree
trees
truck
trucks
tube
tubes
vehicle
vehicles
vessel
vessels
video
videos
visa
visas
wall
walls
water
waters
wheel
wheels
window
windows
wire
wires
wood
woods
usas
cql[lemma={words} & pos="NN|NNS"]
Word list (936 items)
CNC
Hallware
Holsters
NC
Rawplug
Siff
Stones
Whisk
absorber
accessories
accessory
aerosol
aerosols
aga
airbag
altimeter
alu-rivets
amphora
anvil
aperture
apparatus
apparatuses
appliance
applicator
applicators
array
artefact
artefacts
artifact
artifacts
ashtray
atomiser
atomizer
attachment
attenuator
auger
autoclave
automata
automatic
automaton
automatons
awl
ax
axe
axes
axle
axles
backboard
backpack
backrest
badge
badges
baffle
baffles
bain-maries
bale
bales
ball
balls
banner
barb
barrel
barrow
basin
basins
basket
bathtub
baton
batten
bauble
baubles
bead
beading
beaker
bearing
beaver-skin
beaver-skins
bedpan
bedpans
bedspring
bell
bells
bin
bin-bags
birch
birthstone
bitty
blade
blades
blaster
blasters
blender
blindfold
blinker
blinkers
blob
block
blockage
blot
blotter
blow-drier
blowlamp
blowtorch
bobbin
bobble
boiler
boiling-pot
bollard
bollards
bolt
bolts
bookend
bookends
boomerang
bottle
bottle-opener
bowl
bowls
box
bracket
brake
breadbasket
breakwater
breakwaters
bric-a-brac
brick
bridle
bubble
bubbles
bucket
bulkhead
bullion
bullwhip
bundle
bung
bunting
burner
butt
caboodle
cafetiere
cafetière
calendar
cam
can
candle
candles
canister
canisters
capstan
capsule
cargo
carton
cartridge
casing
cask
casket
casks
catapult
cauldron
cavity
cenotaph
centre-piece
chainsaw
chalice
chisel
chock
churn
chute
cinder
cinders
cistern
cisterns
clamp
clasp
clasps
cleats
clip
clip-board
clock
clockwork
clutter
coathanger
coating
cobbles
cobblestone
cobblestones
coffin
cog
colposcope
column
commodities
commodity
comparator
compartment
compass
component
compressor
compressors
confetti
consumable
container
contraption
cooker
cookie-jar
copier
cord
cords
core
corkscrew
corning
cosh
cover
cracker
crampon
crampons
crane
crankshaft
crate
crates
crease
credi-pack
crossbar
crowbar
crucible
crucifix
crumbs
cruncher
cup
curio
curios
decking
demijohns
device
devices
dial
dials
die
digger
diggers
dipstick
dish
dishcloth
disk
dispenser
divider
doornail
dovetail
dovetails
drier
drill
dubery
duckboard
duckboards
edge
edges
edging
effigy
eggcup
empty
engine
entities
entity
envelope
equipment
eraser
escalator
exchanger
exchangers
exhibit
extinguisher
extinguishers
extractor
fastening
faucet
faucets
fencing
fender
file
filter
fingermark
fingermarks
fishnet
fishnets
fitments
fixture
fixtures
flagon
flagons
flagstaff
flail
flake
flakes
flap
flask
fleck
flexigrip
float
flong
floorboard
flue
flume
fob
folder
forceps
foremast
fork
former
formers
frame
funnel
gadget
gadgetry
gadgets
gag
gasket
gaskets
gaslamp
gaslight
gaslights
gear
gems
gemstone
giftware
girders
gizmo
gizzmo
gizzmos
glasses
glassware
goblet
gong
goods
goody
grail
grate
gravestone
grid
grill
grille
grinder
grindstone
groove
groundsheet
gubbins
gusset
gyroscope
gyroscopes
hacksaw
hammer
hamper
handbrake
handle
hanger
hangers
hardware
harness
hatches
hatchet
headlamps
headlight
headlights
heirloom
hilt
hinge
hoarding
holder
holders
hole
holster
hook
hoop
hooter
hopper
horn
horseshoe
hose
hosepipe
hub
hunk
hurdle
hydraulics
implement
incinerator
inflators
ingot
ingots
inkwell
inlay
inlays
input
insert
inset
instrument
insulation
interslices
ironmongery
item
jack
jar
jenny
join
joist
joists
jug
karabiner
karabiners
keg
kegs
key
keyhole
keys
kit
kitchen-stuff
kitchenware
knick-knack
knick-knacks
knife
knives
knob
knobs
knocker
knot
knot-line
knot-lines
ladder
lamp
lamp-post
lamp-posts
lamppost
lantern
last
lasts
latch
lathe
lattice
lawn-mower
lawnmower
layer
leash
lens
lever
lid
lift
lighter
loader
loadstone
loadstones
lock
log
looking-glass
loom
lynch-pin
mace
machete
machine
machinery
magnet
magnifier
magnifiers
main
mallet
manacles
manger
manhole
marbles
marker
markers
martingale
martingales
mask
matchbox
matchstick
matchsticks
matting
mechanic
mechanism
medal
medallion
medallions
memento
mementos
meshes
micro-balloon
micro-balloons
micro-layer
micro-skin
microdot
microdots
microholes
microscope
millstone
millstones
mincer
mini-pack
mirror
mirrors
mobile
model
monitor
monitors
monolith
monument
mote
motes
motors
motorspring
mould
mountings
mousetrap
mug
mugger
nack
nacks
nail
needle
needlepoint
net
nets
netting
niche
niches
nick-nack
nick-nacks
node
nodes
noose
notch
notches
nozzle
nutcracker
object
oddment
oddments
off-cut
off-cuts
opener
opinionator
ornament
ornaments
outfits
oven
overbanding
overdrive
overlay
pack
package
packaged-goods
packaging
packet
packets
packs
pad
padlock
pads
pail
palette
pallet
pallets
pan
pannier
panniers
pans
parasol
parcel
parcels
particle
particles
patch
pebble
pebbles
pedal
pedestal
peeler
peg
pegs
pellet
pendulum
pendulums
pentop
percolator
perforator
perforators
phial
pickaxe
picks
pillory
pin
pincer
pinholes
pins
pipe
pipeline
pipelines
piston
pistons
pit
pitcher
pits
plank
planking
planter
planters
plaque
plate
plating
plier
pliers
plinth
ploughshare
ploughshares
plow
plughole
plunger
ply
plywood
pneumonics
podium
poker
pole
polypropylene
pontics
popper
postbag
pot
potato-masher
pots
pouches
presser
pressers
prism
prisms
probe
product
products
prongs
prop
provisions
prow
puddle
pulley
pump
punnet
purifier
rack
radiator
raeburn
rag
rail
railing
railings
rails
rake
ramp
ramps
rattan
receptacle
recogniser
recognisers
recognizer
recognizers
reel
reflector
regulator
rein
reins
relic
relics
remould
remover
repeater
requisite
respirator
rim
ripple
ripples
rivet
rivets
rock
rod
rods
roll
roller
rollers
rolls
roofbar
roofbars
rope
roundel
rubber-stamp
rubble
rung
s.a.e.
sachet
sack
sacs
saddlery
safe
salvage
sandbag
sandbags
sandcastle
sandcastles
sandpaper
sarcophagus
saucepan
saucer
saw
sceptre
scissors
scoop
scoops
scrap
scraper
screw
screwdriver
screwdrivers
scrubber
scuttle
scythe
scythes
secateurs
sequin
sequins
sextant
shaft
sharpener
shears
sheath
sheeting
shifters
shovel
shread
shunt
shute
shuttlecock
sickle
sieve
silverware
six-pack
skewer
skip
skips
skittle
slab
slat
slats
slice
slider
sliders
sling
slit
slot
sluice
smear
smudge
snaffle
snowball
snowman
souvenir
souvenirs
spade
spanner
spare
spatula
speck
spectacles
spike
spills
spindle
spindles
splicer
splinter
splodge
splodges
spoke
spool
spoon
spoons
spout
sprayer
sprayers
spring
springs
squib
stack
stacks
staple
stethoscope
stethoscopes
stew-pot
stick
sticks
stiffener
stilt
stirrup
stopper
stove
strainer
strands
strap
strata
strip
strop
strut
struts
stub
stud
studs
substructure
suds
sundries
sundry
sweepings
swipe-card
syringe
t-ball
tab
tablespoon
tableware
tach
tack
tangle
tank
tap
taps
tarpaulin
tassels
teaspoon
telescope
telescopes
thimble
thimbles
thing
thingey
thingies
things
thingummyjig
thingumyjig
thingy
thread
threads
tidy
tier
tiers
tightrope
tile
tiles
timbering
timbers
tins
tinsel
tombstone
tongs
tool
toolbox
toolboxes
toolkit
tools
trail
transmitter
trapping
trappings
tray
treadle
treadles
treadmill
treasures
trellis
trench
trenches
tricolor
trigger
trimmer
trinket
trinkets
trollies
trolly
trophy
trough
troughs
trowel
truncheon
tub
tube
tubing
tubula
tuer
tumbler
tunnel
turbine
turbo
tureen
turnstile
turnstiles
tweakers
tweezers
twine
tyre
unwhatsits
utensil
utensils
valve
vane
vase
vent
ventilation
wad
wadge
wand
ware
water-bag
wax-candle
wax-candles
wedge
whatsit
whatsits
wheel
wheelbarrow
wheelbarrows
wheels
whistle
whiteboard
wick
wicks
widget
widgetry
winch
winches
wiper
wire
wodget
wodgets
wrapper
wraps
zip
zips
Normalization
Per nouns
Sources
- biber_2006 — Biber, Douglas (2006) : University Language — A Corpus-based Study of Spoken and Written Registers
- mfte — Le Foll, Elen & Shakir, Muhammad (2023/2025) : Multi-Feature Tagger of English (MFTE) — Python version
- xiao_2009 — Xiao, Richard (2009) : Multidimensional analysis and the study of world Englishes
- usas — Rayson, Paul; Archer, Dawn; Piao, Scott; McEnery, Tony (2004) : The UCREL Semantic Analysis System