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English noun: armpit

1. armpit (body) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder


SamplesThey were up to their armpits in water.


Synonymsaxilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa


Broader (hypernym)bodily cavity, cavity, cavum


Part holonymarteria axillaris, axillary artery


Part meronymshoulder









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