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
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The bear skull was not directly carbon dated, but another bone from the site in the same archaeological context was between 1,675 and 1,785 years old, researchers said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The child was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit with bilateral skull fractures and subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, according to the arrest citation.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Belfry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belfry. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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