sheaf
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together.
Pronunciation
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sheefIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈʃif
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
Any collection of things bound together.
A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four.
A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
A bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.
If two sections over U agree under restriction to every U_i, then the sections are the same.
verb
transitive
To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves
intransitive
To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.
Used this way, sheaf is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This sense is about measurement, so it is used where accuracy is the point.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
- Academic writing
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