as in skull
a person's mental ability
The old codger has cobwebs in the belfry.
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Recent Examples of belfry
On the night of April 18, 1775, church sexton Robert Newman climbed into the belfry.
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to the church's northern belfry.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
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Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to the church's northern belfry.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for belfry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belfry
skull
Noun
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Between 1995 and 2013, a skull and bone fragments washed ashore on the beaches of South Jersey, including in Longport, Margate and Ocean City.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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The report does, however, include the detail that the ball that killed Felix must have been traveling at over 100 miles per hour to cause the skull fracture.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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“Belfry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belfry. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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