armpit

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɑːrmpɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑrmˌpɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ärm′pit′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
arm•pit /ˈɑrmˌpɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Anatomythe hollow place under the arm at the shoulder.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
arm•pit  (ärm′pit′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Anatomythe hollow under the arm at the shoulder;
    axilla.
  • 1300–50; Middle English; see arm1, pit1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
armpit / ˈɑːmˌpɪt/
  1. the small depression beneath the arm where it joins the shoulder
    Technical name: axilla
  2. an extremely unpleasant place: the armpit of the Mediterranean
'armpit' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Hodgkin's disease - armhole - axil - axilla - axillary - besague - bubo - clinical thermometer - crutch - intertrigo - oxter - palette - roundel - underarm - à la
Collocations: slang: is the armpit of [the state, America], your armpits [stink, smell], [shave, wash] your armpits, more...

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