as in skull
a person's mental ability
The old codger has cobwebs in the belfry.
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Recent Examples of belfry
The discovery of her body in a church belfry by janitor Frank Dixon led to the arrest and indictment of his 16-year-old son Lonnie Dixon, who was Black, on charges of rape and murder.
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arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Yup, the bats have once again left the belfry; welcome to the season of the witch.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
Many of his graduating pupils, including Ms. Sauri and Mr. Osuna, hope to continue playing at their local parishes or help convert their belfries into systems that allow manual ringing.
—Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
All of them fugitives from autocratic imprisonment or isolation in deep chambers, ostracized as monsters in belfries and underground cisterns.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
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arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
Yup, the bats have once again left the belfry; welcome to the season of the witch.
—Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
Many of his graduating pupils, including Ms. Sauri and Mr. Osuna, hope to continue playing at their local parishes or help convert their belfries into systems that allow manual ringing.
—Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
All of them fugitives from autocratic imprisonment or isolation in deep chambers, ostracized as monsters in belfries and underground cisterns.
—Sally Jenkins, Washington Post, 27 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for belfry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belfry
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Revel fractured his skull and broke his nose which ended his sophomore football season.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Apr. 2025
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There was Paige Fannon, 35, of West Islip, New York, who was found on March 6 in the Norwalk River — that same day, a human skull was spotted in a wooded area in Plymouth, Massachusetts.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Belfry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belfry. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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