armpit
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulderThe cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
» Many women in the world shave their armpits.
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2 sensesThe cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
Achselhöhle
подмы́шкаpodmýška
па́хваpáxva, паха́paxá
the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
(colloquial, derogatory)Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.
the armpit of America
Dreckloch
Examples
36 sentencesMany women in the world shave their armpits.
She shaved her armpits.
ruОна побрила подмышки. — Balamax
deSie hat sich die Achseln rasiert. — Esperantostern
Do you shave your armpits?
ruТы бреешь подмышки? — Selena777
I'll shave my armpits for you.
He crushes ice with his armpit.
deEr zerhackt Eis mit seiner Achsel. — Sprakify
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit.From Middle English armpitt, arme-pitt, armput, equivalent to arm + pit.
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Forms
plural: armpitsSynonyms
8 synonyms- the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder:axillaaxillary cavityaxillary fossa