armpit

/'ɑ:mpit/

Thân thiện

A child raises their arm to show a bandage in their armpit.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The hollow area under the arm where it joins the shoulder: This is the primary anatomical meaning, referring to the body part.
   • A very unpleasant or undesirable place or situation: Used metaphorically to describe something considered the worst or most unpleasant of its kind.

Usage and Examples

• Noun (Anatomical):
  • Apply deodorant to your armpit.
  • He had a rash in his armpit.
• Noun (Metaphorical):
  • That town is the armpit of the state; there's nothing to do there.
  • This job is the armpit of the entire industry.

Advanced Usage

• "Up to one's armpits in something": To be deeply involved in or overwhelmed by something, often an unpleasant situation or a large amount of work.
  • I'm up to my armpits in paperwork this week.
  • After the storm, they were up to their armpits in floodwater.

Variants and Related Words

• Axilla (n): The technical, medical term for the armpit.
  • The doctor examined the lymph nodes in the axilla.
• Underarm (n/adj): A common synonym for the armpit area; also describes something located or used there (e.g., underarm deodorant).
  • She felt a pain in her underarm.

Synonyms

• Underarm: The area under the arm.
• Oxter (n): A chiefly Scottish and Irish word for the armpit.

Related Phrases

• Armpit hair: The hair that grows in the armpit.
• Armpit odor: The smell associated with sweat from the armpit glands.

Idioms

• The armpit of the world/universe/state, etc.: An idiom used to describe a place considered extremely unpleasant, boring, or undesirable.
  • He called his hometown the armpit of the universe and couldn't wait to leave.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
   • they were up to their armpits in water

Từ đồng nghĩa

• axilla
• axillary cavity
• axillary fossa