Sheaf
noun
A quantity of the same things tied together.
I gathered a sheaf of papers from the desk.
Often appears as...
- sheaf of papers
- sheaf of wheat
noun
A bundle of grain stalks tied together after reaping.
The farmer collected sheaves of wheat from the field.
Often appears as...
- sheaf of wheat
- stook of sheaves
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A quantity of the same things tied together.
I gathered a sheaf of papers from the desk.
Often appears as...
- sheaf of papers
- sheaf of wheat
noun
A bundle of grain stalks tied together after reaping.
The farmer collected sheaves of wheat from the field.
Often appears as...
- sheaf of wheat
- stook of sheaves
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Quantity Matters
Use 'sheaf' to describe several items bound together, not just a couple.
Not just two or three reports, but a whole sheaf of them covered his desk.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Usage
'Sheaf' can be used metaphorically to talk about collections of non-physical items.
He presented a sheaf of ideas during the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Keep it Tidy
A 'sheaf' implies a neat, organized stack of items, not loose or scattered.
She handed in a neat sheaf of notes before leaving the library.
Pro Tip 1/3Quantity Matters
Use 'sheaf' to describe several items bound together, not just a couple.
Not just two or three reports, but a whole sheaf of them covered his desk.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Usage
'Sheaf' can be used metaphorically to talk about collections of non-physical items.
He presented a sheaf of ideas during the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Keep it Tidy
A 'sheaf' implies a neat, organized stack of items, not loose or scattered.
She handed in a neat sheaf of notes before leaving the library.
Pro Tip 1/3Quantity Matters
Use 'sheaf' to describe several items bound together, not just a couple.
Not just two or three reports, but a whole sheaf of them covered his desk.
Pro Tip 2/3Figurative Usage
'Sheaf' can be used metaphorically to talk about collections of non-physical items.
He presented a sheaf of ideas during the meeting.
Pro Tip 3/3Keep it Tidy
A 'sheaf' implies a neat, organized stack of items, not loose or scattered.
She handed in a neat sheaf of notes before leaving the library.
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Video examples
John McWhorter: Txtng is...
please show me a sheaf of texts written by 16-year-old girls, because I would want to know where this language had developed since our times, and ideally I would then send them back to you and me now so we could examine this linguistic miracle
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Txtng is killing...
the second thing and then the third thing would be please show me a sheaf of texts written by 16 year old girls because I would want to know where this language had developed since our times and ideally I would then
Video examples
John McWhorter: Txtng is...
please show me a sheaf of texts written by 16-year-old girls, because I would want to know where this language had developed since our times, and ideally I would then send them back to you and me now so we could examine this linguistic miracle
Video examples
Txtng is killing...
the second thing and then the third thing would be please show me a sheaf of texts written by 16 year old girls because I would want to know where this language had developed since our times and ideally I would then
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hungry. The corners of the field, forgotten sheaves of grain, gleanings that drop from the hands of the gleaner, and small clusters of grapes left on the vine were to be given to the poor.
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J. K. Rowling
English Author
On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story.
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Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
For life is tendency, and the essence of a tendency is to develop in the form of a sheaf, creating, by its very growth, divergent directions among which its impetus is divided.
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Robert Browning
English Poet
All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves.
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Jonathan Sacks
British Clergyman
The Hebrew Bible contains multiple provisions to ensure that no one would go hungry. The corners of the field, forgotten sheaves of grain, gleanings that drop from the hands of the gleaner, and small clusters of grapes left on the vine were to be given to the poor.
Quote examples
J. K. Rowling
English Author
On the subject of literary genres, I've always felt that my response to poetry is inadequate. I'd love to be the kind of person that drifts off into the garden with a slim volume of Elizabethan verse or a sheaf of haikus, but my passion is story.
Quote examples
Henri Bergson
French Philosopher
For life is tendency, and the essence of a tendency is to develop in the form of a sheaf, creating, by its very growth, divergent directions among which its impetus is divided.
Quote examples
Robert Browning
English Poet
All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves.
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