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sheaves

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃiːvz/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(Agricult. shēvz; Engineer. shivz, shēvz)

From sheaf (n): npl: sheaves
From the verb sheave: (⇒ conjugate)
sheaves is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v 3rd person singular

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sheaves1  (shēvz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Agriculturepl. of sheaf. 

sheaves2  (shivz, shēvz),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. pl. of sheave 2.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sheaves /ʃiːvz/ n
  1. the plural of sheaf
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sheaf /ʃif/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. sheaves 
    /ʃivz/USA pronunciation  
  1. Agriculturea bundle into which cereal plants are tied up after being gathered from the fields.
  2. any bundle or collection:a thick sheaf of papers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sheaf  (shēf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. sheaves, v. 
n. 
  1. Agricultureone 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.

v.t. 
  1. Agricultureto bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves.
  • bef. 900; Middle English shefe (noun, nominal), Old English schēaf; cognate with Dutch schoof sheaf, German Schaub wisp of straw, Old Norse skauf tail of a fox
sheaf′like′, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sheave1  (shēv),USA pronunciation v.t., sheaved, sheav•ing. 
  1. Agricultureto gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves.
  • derivative of sheaf 1570–80

sheave2  (shiv, shēv),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mechanical Engineeringa pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope.
  2. Mechanical Engineeringa wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt.
  • 1300–50; Middle English schive; akin to Dutch schijf sheave, German Scheibe disk

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sheaf /ʃiːf/ n ( pl 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
 vb
  1. (transitive) to bind or tie into a sheaf
Etymology: Old English sceaf, related to Old High German skoub sheaf, Old Norse skauf tail, Gothic skuft tuft of hair
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sheave /ʃiːv/ vb
  1. (transitive) to gather or bind into sheaves
sheave /ʃiːv/ n
  1. a wheel with a grooved rim, esp one used as a pulley
Etymology: 14th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old High German scība disc
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