armpit

ˈɑrmˌpɪt

Definition

Definition of armpit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicalthe hollow under the arm at the shoulder

She applied deodorant to her armpit.

axilla

underarm

geography

extremely unpleasant or undesirable place

The basement was the armpit of the house.

cesspool

dump

hellhole

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Expressions with armpit

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armpit fart

sound mimicking flatulence made with the armpit

He made everyone laugh with his armpit fart.

Origin of armpit

Old English, earm (arm) + pytt (pit)

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axillary

adj.

medical

related to the armpit area

axillary hair

underarm growth

hair in the armpit area, often starting at puberty

alar

adj.

medical

related to the armpit or axillary region

axilla

human anatomy

armpit or underarm area

axilla

ornithology

the area on a bird's wing similar to an armpit

axillar

adj.

medical

related to the armpit area

axillary artery

medical

artery in the armpit connecting subclavian and brachial arteries

oxter

medical

the armpit area of the body

Examples of armpit in a sentence

The doctor examined the swollen armpit carefully.
The old factory was the armpit of the town.
That alley is considered the armpit of the city.

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French:aisselle, trou perdu, ...
German:Achselhöhle, unattraktiver Ort, ...
Italian:ascella, posto orribile, ...
Spanish:axila, peor lugar, ...
Portuguese:axila, buraco, ...
Chinese:腋窝, 最糟糕的地方, ...
Japanese:脇の下, 不快な場所, ...
Arabic:إِبْط, مَكَان قَذِر, ...
Hebrew:בֵּית שֶׁחִי, בֵּית הַשְּׁחִי, ...
Russian:подмышка, самое неприятное место, ...
Ukrainian:пахва, найгірше місце, ...
Hindi:बगल, ...
Bengali:বগল, আর্মপিট, ...
Catalan:aixella, racó lleig, ...
Czech:podpaží, díra, ...
Danish:armhule, ...
Dutch:oksel, ...
Greek:μασχάλη, άθλιο μέρος, ...
Hungarian:hónalj, lepukkant hely, ...
Khmer:ក្លៀក, កន្លែងដ៏អាក្រក់ និងគួរឱ្យស្អប់ខ្ពើម, ...
Korean:겨드랑이, 암핏, ...
Persian:زیر بغل, گوشه تاریک, ...
Polish:pacha, dziura, ...
Portuguese (BR):axila, buraco, ...
Romanian:subraț, groapa de gunoi, ...
Swedish:armhåla, ...
Thai:รักแร้, ที่ที่ไม่น่าพึงพอใจ, ...
Turkish:koltuk altı, berbat yer, ...
Vietnamese:nách, nơi tồi tệ nhất, ...

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Definition of armpit - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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