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Adverb: under arms
  1. Armed and prepared for fighting
    "The soldiers stood under arms, ready for inspection"
Noun: underarm  'ún-du(r),aa(r)m
  1. The hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder
    "She applied deodorant to her underarm before leaving for work";
    - armpit, axilla, axillary cavity, axillary fossa

Type of: bodily cavity, cavity, cavum

Part of: shoulder

Encyclopedia: Under arms

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