1. a bundle of grain stalks tied together after reaping
2. a bundle of things of the same kind tied or held together

Examples

• The farmer gathered the wheat into sheaves.
• She carried a sheaf of papers to the meeting.
• The harvest workers bound the grain into neat sheaves.
• He pulled out a sheaf of documents from his briefcase.
• The field was dotted with golden sheaves of barley.
• A sheaf of arrows lay beside the bow.