British English and American English

British English and American English

• A Lettuce -- A Head of Lettuce

• Accommodation -- Accommodations

• Action Replay -- Instant Replay

• Action Replay -- Instant Replay

• Aerial -- Antenna

• Aerofoil -- Airfoil

• Aeroplane -- Airplane

• Agony Aunt -- Advice Columnist

• Allen Key -- Allen Wrench

• Aluminium -- Aluminum

• Aniseed -- Anise

• Anticlockwise -- Counterclockwise

• Articulated Lorry -- Tractor-Trailer

• Asymmetric Bars -- Uneven Bars

• Aubergine -- Eggplant

• Autumn-- Fall

• Bag --Sack

• Baking Tray -- Cookie Sheet

• Bank Holiday -- Legal Holiday

• Bank Note --Bill

• Barrister -- Lawyer

• Bat (Ping Pong) -- Paddle

• Big Dipper -- Roller Coaster

• Big Wheel -- Ferris Wheel

• Bill -- Check

• Biscuit -- Cookie; Cracker

• Black Economy -- Underground Economy

• Blanket Bath -- Sponge Bath

• Blind (window) -- Shade

• Block of Flats -- Condominium

• Boiler Suit -- Coveralls

• Bonnet -- Hood

• Boot     -- Trunk

• Bootlace/Shoelace -- Shoestring

• Braces -- Suspenders

• Break (School) -- Recess

• Breakdown Van -- Tow Truck

• Breeze Block -- Cinder Block

• Bridging Loan -- Bridge Loan

• Briefs/Underpants --Shorts/Jockey Shorts

• Broad Bean -- Lima Bean

• Candy floss --Cotton Candy

• Car Park-- Parking Lot

• Caravan --Trailer

• Caretaker/Porter --Janitor

• Cashier --Teller

• Casualty -- Emergency Room

• Catapult -- Slingshot

• Cattle Grid -- Texas Gate

• Central Reservation -- Median Strip

• Centre (City/Business) --Downtown

• Chemist's Shop --Drug Store

• Chest Of Drawers -- Dresser/Bureau

• Chips -- French Fries

• Cinema -- Movie Theater; The Movies

• Cinema --Movie House/Theater

• Class/Form (School) -- Grade

• Cling Film -- Plastic Wrap

• Cloakroom -- Check Room

• Clothes Peg -- Clothes Pin

• Common Seal -- Harbor Seal

• Condom -- Rubber

• Conscription -- Draft

• Consumer Durables -- Durable Goods

• Convoy -- Caravan

• Corn flour -- Cornstarch

• Cot -- Crib

• Cot Death -- Crib Death

• Cotton Bud -- Cotton Swab

• Cotton Reel -- Spool

• Cotton Wool -- Absorbent Cotton

• Cotton Wool -- Cotton Batting

• Court Card -- Face Card

• Crash Barrier -- Guardrail

• Cream Cracker -- Soda Cracker

• Crisps --Chips

• Crocodile Clip -- Alligator Clip

• Cross Ply – Bias Ply

• Crossroads --Intersection

• Cupboard --Closet

• Current Account -- Checking Account

• Curtains --Drapes

• Danger Money -- Hazard Pay

• Demister (in a car) -- Defroster 

• Dialing Code --Area Code

• Dialing Tone -- Dial Tone

• Diamante -- Rhinestone

• Diversion -- Detour

• Double Cream -- Heavy Cream

• Drain (Indoors) -- Sewer Pipe

• Draper -- Dry goods Store

• Drawing Pin -- Thumbtack

• Dressing Gown -- Robe; Bathrobe

• Drink Driving -- Drunk Driving

• Drinks Cupboard -- Liquor Cabinet

• Drinks Party -- Cocktail Party

• Driving License -- Driver’s License

• Dual Carriageway -- Divided Highway

• Dummy (for a baby) -- Pacifier

• Dust Sheet -- Drop Cloth

• Dustbin --Garbage Pail / Garbage Can

• Earth (electrical) -- Ground 

• Engaged -- Busy

• Estate Car -- Station Wagon

• Ex-Directory --Unlisted

• Fair (Fun) --Carnival

• Faith School -- Parochial School

• Film -- Movie

• Financial Year -- Fiscal Year

• Fire Brigade/Service -- Fire Company/Department

• First Floor -- Second Floor

• Fish Finger -- Fish Stick

• Fitted Carpet -- Wall-To-Wall Carpeting

• Flannel -- Washcloth

• Flat -- Apartment

• Flex -- Electric Cord/Wire

• Flick Knife -- Switchblade

• Flu -- Grippe

• Flyover -- Overpass

• Football -- Soccer

• Footway -- Sidewalk

• Fringe (hair) -- Bangs 

• Frying Pan --Skillet

• Full Stop -- Period 

• Funfair -- Carnival

• Funny Bone -- Crazy Bone

• Gallery (Theatre) -- Balcony

• Gangway -- Aisle

• Garden -- Yard; Lawn

• Gear Lever -- Gearshift

• Gearing (finance) -- Leverage 

• Giddy --Dizzy

• Goods Train -- Freight Train

• Greaseproof Paper --Wax Paper/Waxed Paper

• Green Fingers -- Green Thumb

• Grill (Noun) -- Broiler

• Grill (verb) -- Broil

• Ground Floor -- First Floor

• Groundsman -- Groundskeeper

• Hairslide -- Barrette

• Handbag --Pocketbook, Purse

• Hardware --Housewares

• Hat stand -- Hat rack

• Hire Purchase -- Installment Plan

• Hoarding -- Billboard

• Hob -- Stovetop

• Holdall -- Carryall

• Holiday -- Vacation

• Holiday Maker -- Vacationer

• Homely -- Homey

• Hosepipe -- Hose

• Housewife --House Maker / Home Maker

• Housing Estate -- Housing Development

• Hundreds and Thousands -- Sprinkles

• Icing Sugar -- Confectioners’ Sugar

• Indicator (car) -- Turn Signal 

• Influenza --Grippe

• Inside Leg --Inseam

• Interval --Intermission

• Ironmonger-- Hardware Store

• Jam -- Jelly

• Jelly Babies -- Jelly Beans

• Jug --Pitcher

• Jumble Sale --Rummage Sale

• Jump Lead -- Jumper Cable

• Jumper -- Sweater

• Junior School -- Elementary School

• Kennel -- Doghouse

• Knickers (Girl’s) -- Underwear/Panties

• Knock Up (Tennis) -- Warm Up

• Label -- Tag

• Ladder -- Run

• Ladybird -- Ladybug

• Larder -- Pantry

• Let -- Lease/Rent

• Level Crossing --Grade Crossing

• Lift --Elevator

• Lodger --Roomer

• Loose Cover -- Slipcover

• Lorry --Truck

• Loudhailer -- Bullhorn

• Low Loader -- Flatbed Truck

• Lucky Dip -- Grab Bag

• Luggage Van -- Baggage Car

• Mackintosh -- Raincoat

• Main Road -- Highway

• Maize -- Corn

• Market Garden -- Truck Farm

• Marshalling Yard -- Railroad Yard

• Maths -- Math

• Metalled Road -- Paved Road

• Methylated Spirits -- Denatured Alcohol

• Milometer -- Odometer

• Minced Beef -- Ground Beef

• Mobile Phone -- Cell Phone

• Monkey Tricks -- Monkeyshines

• Motorway -- Expressway; Highway

• Motorway -- Freeway / Turnpike

• Mum/Mummy -- Mom/Mommy

• Nail Varnish -- Nail Polish

• Nappy -- Diaper

• Neat (drink) -- Straight

• Needle Cord -- Pinwale

• Net Curtains--  Sheers/Under Drapes

• Newsagent --   News Dealer/News Stand

• Newsreader -- Newscaster

• Nought -- Zero

• Number Plate -- License Plate

• Ordinary Share -- Common Stock

• Overtake (vehicle) -- Pass

• Packed Lunch  -- Sack Lunch/Bag Lunch

• Paddling Pool -- Wading Pool

• Page -- Bellboy

• Panel Beater -- Body Shop

• Pants (boy’s underwear) -- Shorts/Underwear

• Pants -- Panties

• Parcel -- Package

• Patience -- Solitaire

• Pavement --Sidewalk

• Pay Packet -- Pay Envelope

• Pedestrian Crossing -- Crosswalk

• Peg -- Clothespin

• Pelmet -- Valance

• Petrol -- Gas / Gasoline

• Petrol Station -- Filling Station

• Physiotherapy -- Physical Therapy

• Plain Chocolate -- Dark Chocolate

• Plain Chocolate   Dark Chocolate

• Plain Flour -- All-Purpose Flour

• Plait -- Braid

• Plaster -- Band-Aid

• Polo Neck -- Turtleneck

• Porridge -- Oatmeal

• Positive Discrimination -- Reverse Discrimination

• Post Code --Zip Code

• Post -- Mail

• Postal Vote -- Absentee Ballot

• Postbox -- Mailbox

• Postman --Mailman/Postman

• Postponement -- Rain check

• Power Point -- Electrical Outlet

• Pram -- Baby Carriage; Stroller

• Press Stud -- Snap

• Press-Up -- Pushup

• Public School -- Private School

• Public Transport -- Public Transportation

• Pudding -- Dessert

• Punch bag -- Punching Bag

• Pupil -- Student

• Pushchair -- Stroller

• Pylon -- Utility Pole

• Quantity Surveyor -- Estimator

• Queue -- Line

• Racing Car -- Race Car

• Railway -- Railroad

• Real Tennis -- Court Tennis

• Reception -- Front Desk

• Receptionist -- Desk Clerk

• Recorded Delivery -- Certified Mail

• Registration Plate -- License Plate

• Re mould (tyre) -- Retread 

• Removal Van -- Moving Van

• Return Ticket -- Round Trip Ticket

• Reverse Charges -- Call Collect

• Reversing Lights -- Back-Up Lights

• Ring Road -- Beltway

• Roundabout (at a fair) -- Carousel

• Roundabout (in road) -- Traffic Circle

• Rowing Boat -- Rowboat

• Rubber -- Eraser

• Rubbish -- Garbage

• Rucksack -- Knapsack

• Sailing Boat --Sailboat

• Saloon (car) -- Sedan

• Sandpit -- Sandbox

• Sandwich Cake -- Layer Cake

• Sanitary Towel -- Sanitary Napkin

• School Report -- Report Card

• Sello tape -- Scotch Tape

• Share Option -- Stock Option

• Shares -- Stocks

• Shop Assistant -- Sales Clerk/Sales Girl

• Shopping Trolley -- Shopping Cart

• Show House/Home -- Model Home

• Silencer -- Muffler 

• Silverside -- Rump Roast

• Single Ticket -- One Way Ticket

• Singlet (Undershirt) -- Wife-Beater 

• Skimmed Milk -- Skim Milk

• Skipping Rope -- Jump Rope

• Skirting Board -- Baseboard

• Sledge -- Sled

• Sleeper -- Railroad Tie

• Slowcoach -- Slowpoke

• Solicitor -- Lawyer/Attorney

• Soya/Soya Bean -- Soy/Soybean

• Spanner -- Monkey Wrench

• Spare Time --Free Time

• Spirits -- Liquor

• Splash back -- Backsplash

• Spring Onion -- Scallion/Green Onion

• Staff (academic) --Faculty

• Stag Night -- Bachelor Party

• Standard Lamp -- Floor Lamp

• Stanley Knife -- Utility Knife

• Starter -- Appetizer

• State School--  Public School

• Storm In A Teacup -- Tempest In A Teapot

• Surgical Spirit -- Rubbing Alcohol

• Sur title – Super title

• Sweets -- Candy

• Tadpole -- Pollywog

• Tap -- Faucet

• Taxi Rank -- Taxi Stand

• Tea Towel -- Dish Towel

• Tea Trolley --Tea Cart

• Teat (baby’s bottle) -- Nipple

• Telegram -- Wire

• Telephone Box -- Phone Booth

• Terrace House -- Row House

• Tick -- Check Mark

• Ticket Tout -- Scalper

• Tights -- Pantyhose

• Timber -- Lumber

• Timetable -- Schedule

• Toilet -- Restroom

• Torch -- Flashlight

• Touch Wood -- Knock on Wood

• Trade Union -- Labor Union

• Trading Estate -- Industrial Park

• Trainers -- Sneakers

• Tram -- Streetcar; Cable Car

• Transport Café -- Truck Stop

• Trolley -- Shopping Cart 

• Trousers -- Pants

• Underground -- Subway

• Vest -- Undershirt

• Wagon (on a train) -- Car

• Waistcoat --Vest

• Walking Frame -- Walker

• Wardrobe -- Closet

• Weatherboard -- Clapboard

• Wellies / Wellingtons     -- Rubber Boots

• White Coffee -- Coffee with Cream

• White Spirit -- Mineral Spirits

• Whole meal Bread -- Whole wheat Bread

• Windcheater -- Windbreaker

• Windscreen -- Windshield

• Wing (car) -- Fender 

• Worktop -- Countertop

• Yale Lock -- Cylinder Lock

• Zebra Crossing -- Crosswalk

• Zed (Letter Z) -- Zee 

• Zip -- Zipper