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View synonyms for sheaf

sheaf

[ sheef ]

noun

plural sheaves.
  1. one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
  2. any bundle, cluster, or collection:

    a sheaf of papers.



verb (used with object)

  1. to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.

sheaf

/ ʃiːf /

noun

  1. a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds
  2. a bundle of objects tied together
  3. the arrows contained in a quiver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to bind or tie into a sheaf
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • sheaflike adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sheaf1

before 900; Middle English shefe (noun), Old English schēaf; cognate with Dutch schoof sheaf, German Schaub wisp of straw, Old Norse skauf tail of a fox
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sheaf1

Old English sceaf, related to Old High German skoub sheaf, Old Norse skauf tail, Gothic skuft tuft of hair
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Example Sentences

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A sheaf of proposals to raise costs for Obamacare enrollees comes under the anodyne heading, “Reimagining the Affordable Care Act.”

Yehorov, pulling a sheaf of stage notes from his pocket, dropped a container of toothpicks that hit the floor and scattered everywhere.

The long edge of each new 130-page sheaf was dipped into a pool of melting glue, then dropped into a U-shaped cover.

The piled sheaf of papers from his confession resembles a manuscript.

From Salon

“This is not about me,” he said, handing me the sheaf.

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