What does armpit mean?
Definitions for armpit
ˈɑrmˌpɪtarmpit
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Princeton's WordNet
armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossanoun
the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
"they were up to their armpits in water"
Wiktionary
armpitnoun
The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
armpitnoun
Somewhere or something considered foul.
The armpit of America.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Armpitnoun
The hollow place under the shoulder.
Etymology: from arm and pit.
The handles to these gouges are made so long, that the handle may reach under the armpit of the workman. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.
Others hold their plate under the left arm-pit, the best situation for keeping it warm. Jonathan Swift, Direct. to the Footman.
Wikipedia
Armpit
The axilla (also, armpit, underarm or oxter) is the area on the human body directly under the shoulder joint. It includes the axillary space, an anatomical space within the shoulder girdle between the arm and the thoracic cage, bounded superiorly by the imaginary plane between the superior borders of the first rib, clavicle and scapula (above which are considered part of the neck), medially by the serratus anterior muscle and thoracolumbar fascia, anteriorly by the pectoral muscles and posteriorly by the subscapularis, teres major and latissimus dorsi muscle. The soft skin covering the lateral axilla contains many hair and sweat glands. In humans, the formation of body odor happens mostly in the axilla. These odorant substances have been suggested by some to serve as pheromones, which play a role related to mate selection, although this is a controversial topic within the scientific community. The underarms seem more important than the pubic area for emitting body odor, which may be related to human bipedalism.
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armpit
The armpit is the area on the human body directly under the joint where the arm connects to the shoulder. It contains hair and sweat glands, and is associated with numerous lymph nodes and blood vessels. Its medical term is 'axilla'.
Webster Dictionary
Armpitnoun
the hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the axilla
Etymology: [Arm + pit.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of armpit in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of armpit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of armpit in a Sentence
I have already found many types of body odour smell, the ones who have sweat smell and armpit smell mixed we don't give a pass.
I have already found many types of body odor smell, the ones who have sweat smell and armpit smell mixed we don't give a pass.
I had an armpit sucked out, which was one of the best things. It's a big secret, but I don't care, it made me feel better in dresses ; I felt more confident. It was the dumbest, stupidest thing I've ever done. The dumbest, but I like it, whatever. I have no regrets, honestly.
It involves clipping the nerve that gives the message to the sweat glands and armpit.
My issue with feminism more than anything else is the activism tactics and the issues they're pushing, when your activism is growing your armpit hair out and painting it pink and then hating men, that, to me, does nothing for your cause, it does nothing to empower women.
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