Armpit
['ɑːmpɪt] or ['ɑrm'pɪt]
Definition
(noun.) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder; 'they were up to their armpits in water'.
Editor: Lucius--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla.
Typist: Marion
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Axilla.
Editor: Sasha
Examples
- He felt the sweat that came from under his armpits and slid down between his arm and his side and he said to himself, So you are scared, eh? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- As he watched them he felt sweat come from his armpits and run down his flanks. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Edited by Adrian