armpit
part of speech
noun (an armpit, armpits)
meaning for a pupil
1) Your armpit is the hollow place under your arm where it joins your shoulder. tree →
2) (informal, rude) A place called «the armpit of» somewhere is the ugliest or least pleasant part of it. tree →
sense in the lessons
In health and hygiene lessons, armpits sweat and can smell, so you wash them and may use deodorant when you get older. In science, sweat glands in the armpit help cool the body. In first aid, a thermometer can be held in the armpit to check temperature. Phrases: «under your armpit», «tickle someone's armpits».
examples
- Wash your armpits in the shower. tree →
- My armpits get sweaty when I play football. tree →
- The nurse put the thermometer under my armpit. tree →
- He carried the ball tucked under his armpit. tree →
- My little brother is ticklish under the armpits. tree →
- Deodorant stops armpits from smelling. tree →
- Hair starts to grow in the armpits during puberty. tree →
- She hurt the muscle near her armpit. tree →
- It rose to his armpits, and he scrambled to the table-top. tree →
note
Countable: one armpit, two armpits. Formal word: axilla (doctors). «Underarm» means the same, and is common on deodorant labels.
Trees and pragmatics
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