armpit

n.

1. The hollow under the upper part of the arm at the shoulder.
2. Slang. The most miserable or undesirable place in a particular area.

noun

A place known for its great filth or corruption: cesspit, cesspool, pit, sink. See clean/dirty, right/wrong.

(ärm'pĭt')
n.

The hollow under the upper part of the arm below the shoulder joint, bounded by the pectoralis major, the latissimus dorsi, the anterior serratus muscles, and the humerus, and containing the axillary artery and vein, the infraclavicular part of the brachial plexus, lymph nodes and vessels, and areolar tissue. Also called axilla, axillary fossa.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: small depression under the shoulder joint where the arm joins the shoulder
  Synonyms: axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - armhule

Nederlands (Dutch)
oksel, smerig gat

Français (French)
n. - aisselle

Deutsch (German)
n. - Achselhöhle

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ανατ.) μασχάλη

Italiano (Italian)
ascella

Português (Portuguese)
n. - axila (f) (Anat.)

Русский (Russian)
подмышка

Español (Spanish)
n. - axila, sobaco

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - armhåla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
腋窝

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 腋窩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 겨드랑이

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 腋の下, わきのしたのくぼみ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إبط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בית השחי, מקום או חלק הנחשבים למסלידים או ראויים לבוז (ארה"ב)‬

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