American English | British English |
| antenna | aerial |
| mad | angry |
| anyplace | anywhere |
| fall | autumn |
| bill | bank note |
| attorney | barrister, solicitor |
| cookie | biscuit |
| hood | bonnet |
| trunk | boot |
| suspenders | braces |
| janitor | caretaker |
| drug store | chemist's |
| french fries | chips |
| the movies | the cinema |
| rubber | condom |
| patrolman | constable |
| stove | cooker |
| wheat | corn, wheat |
| crib | cot |
| thread | cotton |
| wreck | crash |
| intersection | crossroads |
| drapes | curtains |
| checkers | draughts |
| thumbtack | drawing pin |
| divided highway | dual carriageway |
| pacifier | dummy |
| trashcan | dustbin, rubbish-bin |
| garbage can | dustbin, rubbish-bin |
| garbage collector | dustman |
| generator | dynamo |
| motor | engine |
| engineer | engine driver |
| movie | film |
| apartment | flat |
| overpass | flyover |
| yard | garden |
| gear-shift | gear-lever |
| alumnus | graduate |
| boiler | grill |
| first floor | ground floor |
| rubbers | gumshoes, wellington boots |
| sneakers | gym shoes, tennis shoes |
| purse | handbag |
| billboard | hoarding |
| vacation | holiday |
| vacuum cleaner | hoover |
| sick | ill |
| intermission | interval |
| sweater | jersey, jumper, pullover, sweater |
| pitcher | jug |
| elevator | lift |
| truck | lorry |
| baggage | luggage |
| raincoat | mackintosh, raincoat |
| crazy | mad |
| highway | main road |
| corn | maize |
| math | maths |
| stingy | mean |
| freeway | motorway |
| diaper | nappy |
| vicious, mean | nasty |
| noplace | nowhere |
| private hospital | nursing home |
| optometrist | optician |
| liquor store | off-license |
| kerosene | paraffin |
| sidewalk | pavement |
| peek | peep |
| gasoline | petrol |
| post | |
| mailbox | postbox |
| mailman, mail carrier | postman |
| potato chips | potato crisps |
| baby carriage | pram |
| bar | pub |
| restroom | public toilet |
| blow-out | puncture |
| stroller | push-chair |
| line | queue |
| railroad | railway |
| railway car | railway carriage |
| spool of thread | reel of cotton |
| round trip | return (ticket) |
| call collect | reverse charges |
| raise | rise (in salary) |
| pavement | road surface |
| traffic circle | roundabout |
| eraser | rubber |
| garbage, trash | rubbish |
| sedan | saloon (car) |
| Scotch tape | sellotape |
| store | shop |
| muffler | silencer |
| one-way | single (ticket) |
| someplace | somewhere |
| wrench | spanner |
| faculty | staff (of a university) |
| oil pan | sump |
| dessert | sweet |
| candy | sweets |
| faucet | tap |
| spigot | tap (outdoors) |
| cab | taxi |
| dish-towel | tea-towel |
| semester | term |
| pantyhose | tights |
| schedule | timetable |
| can | tin |
| turnpike | toll motorway |
| flashlight | torch |
| hobo | tramp |
| pants | trousers |
| cuffs | turn-ups |
| subway | underground railway |
| shorts | underpants |
| shoulder (of road) | verge (of road) |
| vest | waistcoat |
| closet | wardrobe |
| wash up | wash your hands |
| windshield | windscreen |
| fender | wing |
| zipper | zip |
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