as in skull
a person's mental ability
The old codger has cobwebs in the belfry.
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Recent Examples of belfry
Lights and stones can be seen falling from the church before the belfry plummets to the ground, smashing into the concrete below.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for belfry
skull
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When the three-level altar was excavated from the test pit, the project archaeologists discovered four human skulls abutting the monument, along with several long bones, which are believed to be femurs.—
Leigh Anne Miller,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Three victims, ages 65 to 84, sustained non-life-threatening injuries including lacerations to the head and face and a fractured skull.—
Julie Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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