Thesaurus results for BELFRY

belfry

noun

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as in skull

a person's mental ability The old codger has cobwebs in the belfry.

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Recent Examples of belfry Meanwhile, at dawn, fog spills through the Mirna River Valley like milk across a tabletop, leaving only the belfry piercing the haze. —

Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025 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. —

Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Stop by the city’s Grosse Cloche belfry; its bell, named Armande-Louise, was cast in 1775 and still rings at noon on the first Sunday of each month and for special occasions. —

Jessica-Belle Greer, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Jan. 2025 Firefighters prevented the flames from spreading to the church's northern belfry. —

Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for belfry

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skull

Noun

Fry had also posted another video on YouTube that showed what appeared to be a human skull at his Denton County home.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
One of the skeletons had blunt force injuries to the skull from a sharp object, but it's not known what weapon could have caused the injuries.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026