armpit
English
/ˈɑɹmˌpɪt/
noun
Definitions
- The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.
- Somewhere or something considered unpleasant or undesirable.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English armpitt affix from English arm (poor, the upper limb of the body, equip with a weapon) + English pit (pit bull terrier).
Origin
English
pit
Gloss
pit bull terrier
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aftarm English
- arm English
- arm-twisting English
- arm-wrestle English
- armable English
- armband English
- armbar English
- armbinder English
- armbone English
- armbrace English
- armchair English
- armed English
- armest English
- armeth English
- armful English
- armgaunt English
- armguard English
- armhole English
- armhook English
- armlength English
- armless English
- armlet English
- armlike English
- armload English
- armlock English
- armlong English
- armpiece English
- armpitted English
- armrack English
- armrest English
- armring English
- armscye English
- armshield English
- armstand English
- armth English
- armwear English
- ashpit English
- catchpit English
- chalkpit English
- coalpit English
- cockpit English
- counterarm English
- crankarm English
- crossarm English
- dearm English
- enarm English
- firearm English
- firepit English
- forearm English
- gongpit English
- gun pit English
- interarm English
- longarm English
- marlpit English
- micropit English
- midarm English
- mosh pit English
- multiarm English
- nanopit English
- outarm English
- overarm English
- pit English
- pit adder English
- pit frame English
- pit stop English
- pitboard English
- pitfall English
- pitful English
- pithead English
- pithouse English
- pitless English
- pitman English
- pitmaster English
- pitsaw English
- pitter English
- pittite English
- pitwheel English
- pockpit English
- prearm English
- rearm English
- roundarm English
- sandpit English
- sawpit English
- shitpit English
- sidearm English
- snowpit English
- stonepit English
- strong-arm English
- swingarm English
- tanpit English
- tarpit English
- tearpit English
- tonearm English
- unarm English
- underarm English
- wheelpit English
- whirlpit English
- yardarm English
- Arm German
- arm Middle English
- armpitt Middle English
- pit Middle English
- aa'm Gullah
- pit
- arm
- unarm
- enarm
- armth
- dearm
- rearm
- armed
- pitful
- armest
- armful
- ashpit
- pitsaw
- armbar
- sawpit
- tanpit
- aftarm
- pitman
- prearm
- pitter
- armlet
- outarm
- midarm
- tarpit
- armeth
- firearm
- marlpit
- sandpit
- armwear
- armrack
- armring
- armlong
- armlock
- cockpit
- pithead
- gongpit
- armrest
- pitfall
- armscye
- armbone
- tearpit
- nanopit
- armband
- pitless
- forearm
- gun pit
- armhole
- armless
- longarm
- coalpit
- pockpit
- armload
- armhook
- shitpit
- snowpit
- armlike
- tonearm
- overarm
- pittite
- sidearm
- yardarm
- armable
- firepit
- multiarm
- whirlpit
- pithouse
- stonepit
- swingarm
- wheelpit
- roundarm
- armstand
- pitboard
- underarm
- armgaunt
- catchpit
- crankarm
- armchair
- chalkpit
- armbrace
- crossarm
- mosh pit
- pit stop
- micropit
- interarm
- armguard
- armpiece
- pitwheel
- armshield
- armlength
- pit adder
- armpitted
- armbinder
- pitmaster
- pit frame
- counterarm
- strong-arm
- arm-wrestle
- arm-twisting