ARMPIT

armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

(noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; “they were up to their armpits in water”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

armpit (plural armpits)

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

Somewhere or something considered unpleasant or undesirable.

Synonyms

• (cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder): axilla, oxter, underarm; armhole (now UK dialect)

Coordinate terms

• poplit (“knee pit”)

Anagrams

• Primat, impart

Source: Wiktionary


Arm"pit`, n. Etym: [Arm + pit.]

Definition: The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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