sheaves
1
[ sheevz ]
/ ʃivz /
noun
plural of sheaf.
Words nearby sheaves
sheath of schwann,
sheathbill,
sheathe,
sheathing,
sheave,
sheaves,
sheba,
sheba, queen of,
shebang,
shebat,
shebeen
Definition for sheaves (2 of 5)
Definition for sheaves (3 of 5)
sheaf
[ sheef ]
/ ʃif /
noun, plural sheaves.
one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
any bundle, cluster, or collection: a sheaf of papers.
verb (used with object)
to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.
Origin of sheaf
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
OTHER WORDS FROM sheaf
sheaf·like, adjectiveDefinition for sheaves (4 of 5)
sheave
1
[ sheev ]
/ ʃiv /
verb (used with object), sheaved, sheav·ing.
Origin of sheave
1
First recorded in 1570–80; derivative of
sheaf
Definition for sheaves (5 of 5)
sheave
2
[ shiv, sheev ]
/ ʃɪv, ʃiv /
noun
a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
Origin of sheave
2
1300–50; Middle English
schive; akin to Dutch
schijf sheave, German
Scheibe disk
Example sentences from the Web for sheaves
British Dictionary definitions for sheaves (1 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for sheaves (2 of 4)
sheave
1
/ (ʃiːv) /
verb
(tr)
to gather or bind into sheaves
British Dictionary definitions for sheaves (3 of 4)
sheave
2
/ (ʃiːv) /
noun
a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley
Word Origin for sheave
C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
scība disc
British Dictionary definitions for sheaves (4 of 4)
sheaf
/ (ʃiːf) /
noun plural sheaves (ʃiːvz)
a bundle of reaped but unthreshed corn tied with one or two bonds
a bundle of objects tied together
the arrows contained in a quiver
verb
(tr)
to bind or tie into a sheaf
Word Origin for sheaf
Old English
sceaf, related to Old High German
skoub sheaf, Old Norse
skauf tail, Gothic
skuft tuft of hair