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| Main Entry: |
belfry
 [bel-free] 
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower; part of tower |
| Synonyms: | bell tower, campanile, carillon, clocher, cupola, dome, head, minaret, spire, steeple, turret |
| Main Entry: | tower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very high building or building part |
| Synonyms: | belfry, castle, citadel, cloud buster, column, fort, fortification, fortress, high rise, keep, lookout, mast, minaret, monolith, obelisk, pillar, refuge, skyscraper, spire, steeple, stronghold, turret |
| Main Entry: | cupola |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dome |
| Synonyms: | belfry, lantern, mosque roof, vault |
Example Sentences
- The school's tin roof was also ripped off, and the belfry atop the four-story building was shoved down into the third story.
- Now, only a chunk of the belfry remains standing to mark the site.
| Main Entry: | bell tower |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower containing bell |
| Synonyms: | belfry, campanile, spire |
| Main Entry: | steeple |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower |
| Synonyms: | belfry, campanile, cupola, minaret, spire, turret, ziggurat |
| Notes: | a spire is the tall pointed roof of a tower or the tall pointed structure on top of a steeple; a steeple is the tower plus the spire |
| Main Entry: | turret |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | tower |
| Synonyms: | belfry, lathe, minaret, spire, steeple |
| Main Entry: | noodle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | head |
| Synonyms: | attic, belfry, brain, coconut, cranium, crown*, dome, gray matter, noddle, noggin, pate, poll, scalp, skull, think tank, thinker*, top story, upper story, upstairs |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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