as in skull
a person's mental ability
The old codger has cobwebs in the belfry.
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Recent Examples of belfry
They were cleaned, polished and rehung in their belfries during a ceremony last month, their sounds resonating over Maaloula for the first time in 13 years.
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Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
On the night of April 18, 1775, church sexton Robert Newman climbed into the belfry.
—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
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Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
On the night of April 18, 1775, church sexton Robert Newman climbed into the belfry.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belfry
skull
Noun
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Latvian workers harvested rock from the small hill along the lake, eventually discovering a human skull amongst the rubble in 1964.—
Sarah Durn,
Popular Science,
11 Sep. 2025
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The doctors have to remove a small piece of his skull to release the pressure in his brain.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Belfry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belfry. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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