Uncountable or mass nouns refer to materials, liquids, abstract qualities, and collections that cannot be counted individually. Examples include wheat, sand, weather, and water. Uncountable nouns are singular and do not take plural forms or numbers. Some nouns like travel can be either countable or uncountable depending on whether they refer to a specific instance or the concept in general. Additionally, some nouns like scissors are always plural even though they refer to a single object.