armpit (redirected from Armpits)

arm·pit  (ärmpt)

n.

1. The hollow under the upper part of the arm at the shoulder.

2. Slang The most miserable or undesirable place in a particular area.

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armpit [ˈɑːmˌpɪt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the small depression beneath the arm where it joins the shoulder Technical name axilla Related adj axillary

2. Slang an extremely unpleasant place the armpit of the Mediterranean

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

armpit - the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; "they were up to their armpits in water" axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body arteria axillaris, axillary artery - the part of the main artery of the arm that lies in the armpit and is continuous with the subclavian artery above and the brachial artery below shoulder - the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

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armpit

noun underarm, oxter (Scot., Irish, & Northern English dialect) pit I saw the dark wisps of his armpit hair.

Related words
technical name axilla
adjective axillary

Translations

armpit [ˈɑːmpɪt] N

1. (Anat) → sobaco m, axila f

2. (= unpleasant place) → cloaca f

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armpit [ˈɑː^rmpɪt] n → aisselle f

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armpit [ˈɑːmˌpɪt] n → ascella

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armpit → إِبِطْ podpaží armhule Achselhöhle μασχάλη axila kainalokuoppa aisselle pazuho ascella 腋の下 겨드랑이 oksel armhule pacha axila подмышка armhåla รักแร้ koltukaltı nách 腋窝