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View usage for: (ʃiːf) Word forms: plural sheaves1. countable nounA sheaf of papers is a number of them held or fastened together. He took out a sheaf of papers and leafed through them. [+ of] Synonyms: bundle, mass, pile, bunch More Synonyms of sheaf 2. countable nounA sheaf of corn or wheat is a number of corn or wheat plants that have been cut down and tied together. (ʃiːf) nounWord forms: plural sheaves (ʃiːvz)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 verb4. (transitive) to bind or tie into a sheaf Word origin Old English sceaf, related to Old High German skoub sheaf, Old Norse skauf tail, Gothic skuft tuft of hair sheaf in American English (ʃif) nounWord forms: plural sheaves1. a bunch of cut stalks of grain, etc. bound up in a bundle 2. a collection of things gathered together; bundle, as of papers Word origin ME schefe < OE sceaf, akin to Ger schaub < IE base * skeup-, * skeubh-, a bundle, clump > shop Examples of 'sheaf' in a sentencesheaf Definition a bundle of papers tied together He took out a sheaf of papers and leafed through them. Additional synonymsDefinition a collection We did a bunch of songs together. Synonyms number, lot, mass, pile, quantity, stack, heap, batch, assortmentDefinition a pile of things lying one on top of another a heap of bricks Synonyms pile, lot, collection, store, mountain, mass, stack, rick, mound, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, aggregationDefinition a collection of the component parts of something On the desk is a mass of books and papers. Synonyms lot, collection, load (informal), combination, pile, quantity, bunch, stack, heap, rick, batch, accumulation, stockpile, assemblage, aggregation, conglomeration- shattering
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Additional synonymsDefinition a collection of objects laid on top of one another a pile of books Synonyms heap, collection, mountain, mass, stack, rick, mound, accumulation, stockpile, hoard, assortment, assemblageDefinition a pile of things, one on top of the other There were stacks of books on the bedside table and floor. Synonyms pile, heap, mountain, mass, load (informal), cock, rick, clamp (British), mound |