belfry
Where bells hang
A belfry is the part of a tower or steeple where bells are hung, or the tower itself.
Church belfries house bells rung for services, weddings, and funerals.
The phrase bats in the belfry means craziness—the head being a tower, the bats fluttering thoughts: He's got bats in his belfry.
Elevated structure for surveillance
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
- rampartFortified defensive wall
parapet · crenelation · lookout · sentry · bastion · donjon · stronghold
Pointed church tower
- spireTapering architectural peak
- campanileFreestanding tower for bells
- cupolaSmall rooftop dome
- bellcoteWall-mounted chime housing
lantern · finial · pinnacle · louvre · tracery · gable · buttress · dome
Tuned bronze bell instrument
knell · tintinnabulation · bronze · foundry · cast · treble · tenor · sally
Prolonged reflected sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- echoReflected sound wave
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
- timbreSound's distinctive character
pitch · tone · loudness · damping · soundwave · frequency · harmonics · amplitude
Tall slender edifice
- heightVertical extent upward
- loftyImpressively high or noble
- skywardToward the firmament
- ascentUpward movement
climb · stairs · ladder · summit · apex · perch · overlook · vantage
Flying nocturnal mammals
- ghostsSpirits of the deceased
- cobwebsAbandoned spider silk
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- eerieDisturbingly strange
creepy · haunted · dusty · abandoned · derelict · shadowy · owls · ravens
Flying nocturnal mammals
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- crazinessMental instability or absurdity
- sanityMental soundness
lunacy · oddity · peculiarity
watchtower
Elevated structure for surveillance
- turretProtruding fortified structure
- keepRetain or fortified tower
- battlementToothed fortress wall crown
rampart · parapet · crenelation · lookout · sentry · bastion · donjon · stronghold
steeple
Pointed church tower
bellcote · lantern · finial · pinnacle · louvre · tracery · gable · buttress · dome · minaret
carillon
Tuned bronze bell instrument
chime · knell · tintinnabulation · bronze · foundry · cast · treble · tenor · sally · ringing
reverberation
Prolonged reflected sound
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- echoReflected sound wave
- vibrationRapid oscillating movement
timbre · pitch · tone · loudness · damping · soundwave · frequency · harmonics · amplitude · din
tower
Tall slender edifice
ascent · climb · stairs · ladder · summit · apex · perch · overlook · vantage · panorama
bats
Flying nocturnal mammals
eerie · creepy · haunted · dusty · abandoned · derelict · shadowy · owls · ravens · supernatural
bats
Flying nocturnal mammals
- madnessMental derangement or folly
- eccentricityUnconventional behavior or nature
- crazinessMental instability or absurdity
sanity · lunacy · oddity · peculiarity
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- bellschurch bells, tower bells, cowbell, cowbells, dinner bells
- heightspeak, summit, apex, pinnacle, zenith
- old city sightsold town, cathedral, city square, plaza, cobblestone
- Old Towncobblestone streets, cobblestone street, cobblestones, market square, town square
- towerstower, radio tower, water tower, cell tower, watchtower
belfrycrypt
Subterranean burial vault
nave · basement · undercroft · cellar · foundation
- bats in the belfryIdiom for insanity
- have bats in one's belfryTo be eccentric or mad