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Armpit

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɑɹmˌpɪt

Definitions

  1. The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
  2. Somewhere or something unpleasant or undesirable.

Equivalents

68 more languages
አማርኛብብት
العربيةإبطالإبط
Azərbaycan diliqoltuq
Беларускаяпадпаха
Българскиподмишница
বাংলাবগল
Cymraegcesail
Danskarmhule
Ελληνικάμασχάλη
Esperantoakselo
Gaeilgeascaill
हिन्दीकाँखबग़ल
Magyarhónalj
Bahasa Indonesiaketiak
Íslenskahandarkriki
ქართულიიღლია
Қазақ тіліқолтық
ភាសាខ្មែរក្លៀក
Lietuviųpažastis
Latviešupaduse
Te Reo Māorikekekēkē
Македонскипазува
Монголсуга
Bahasa Melayukelekketiak
Maltiabt
မြန်မာချိုင်း
Nederlandsoksel
Portuguêsaxilasovaco
Русскийподмы́шка
Ikinyarwandaukwaha
සිංහලකැස
Slovenščinapazduha
Shqipsqetull
Sesotholehafi
Svenskaarmhåla
Kiswahilikwapa
தமிழ்அக்குள்
తెలుగుచంక
Tagalogkilikili
Setswanalegwafa
Українськапаха́пахва
اردوبغل
Tiếng Việtnách
isiZuluikhwapha

Examples

She stood a couple of feet away from me […] exposing an edge of brassière strap at her armpitexposing the armpit itself, a muscular hollow shadowed with fine stubble and faintly streaked with talcum.”
“Unilever brought its Rexona deodorant to China a decade ago, dreaming of a market with 2.6 billion armpits.”
the armpit of America

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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