[sheef] 
noun, plural sheaves, verb | 1. | one 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. |
| 3. | to bind (something) into a sheaf or sheaves. |
[sheev] | to gather, collect, or bind into a sheaf or sheaves. |
[shiv, sheev] | 1. | a pulley for hoisting or hauling, having a grooved rim for retaining a wire rope. |
| 2. | a wheel with a grooved rim, for transmitting force to a cable or belt. |
| sheaf (shēf) n. pl. sheaves (shēvz)
To gather and bind into a bundle. [Middle English sheef, from Old English scēaf.] |
| sheave 1 (shēv) tr.v. sheaved, sheav·ing, sheaves To collect and bind into a sheaf. [From sheaf.] |
| sheave 2 (shēv, shĭv) n. A wheel or disk with a grooved rim, especially one used as a pulley. [Middle English sheve; see skei- in Indo-European roots.] |
| sheaves 1 (shēvz) n. Plural of sheaf. |
| sheaves 2 (shēvz, shĭvz) n. Plural of sheave2. |
