sheaf

IPA: ʃˈif

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 bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a quiver, or the allowance of each archer.
A quantity of arrows, usually twenty-four.
(mechanical) A sheave.
(mathematics) An abstract construct in topology that associates data to the open sets of a topological space, together with well-defined restrictions from larger to smaller open sets, subject to the condition that compatible data on overlapping open sets corresponds, via the restrictions, to a unique datum on the union of the open sets.

Examples of "sheaf" in Sentences

The farmer gathered a sheaf of wheat in his arms as he walked through the field
The librarian carefully arranged the sheaf of papers before placing them in the file cabinet
From across the room, I could see the sheaf of roses he held behind his back
With a swift motion, he tore off a sheaf of papers from the stack on his desk
The teacher handed out a sheaf of worksheets for the students to complete before the end of class