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armpit
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As a noun, armpit means the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
Meanings of armpit
3 meaningsnoun
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
Somewhere or something considered unpleasant or undesirable.
“the armpit of America”
The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulderbody
“they were up to their armpits in water”
Similar: axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).
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noun: the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
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