sheafnoun [ C ]
uk/ʃiːf/us/ʃiːf/plural sheavesa number of things, especially pieces of paper or plant stems, that are held or tied together:
A lawyer walked in carrying a whole sheaf of papers.
The corn was cut and tied in sheaves.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- selection
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
- wad
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