British English

1st year undergraduate 2nd year (school) 3rd year (school) 4th year (school) 999 (help) aerial (radio/TV) allotment alsation angry anorak articulated lorry aubergine autumn bank holiday banknote bap bat bath (noun) bath (verb) bespoke/made to measure big dipper bill bill/account billion = million million biscuit (sweet) biscuit (unsweetened) black or white? black or white? (in coffee/tea) black treacle blackleg blind (window) block of flats blue jeans bomb (success)

American English
freshman (undergraduate) sophomore (undergraduate) junior (undergraduate) senior (undergraduate) 911 (help) antenna community garden German shepherd/ police dog mad/angry parka trailer truck eggplant fall legal holiday bill hamburger bun ping pong paddle bathtub bathe (verb) custom made roller coaster check (restaurant) account billion = thousand million cookie cracker with or without? (milk/cream in coffee) cream or sugar? (in coffee/tea) molasses scab shade (window) apartment house dungarees/jeans bomb (disaster)

bonnet (car) book boot (car) bootlace/shoelace bottom drawer bowler/hard hat box room braces brainstorm break (school) bridge roll briefs brilliant brilliant idea broad bean butter muslin/cheese cloth candy floss car park caravan caretaker/porter catapult cattle grid central reservation centre (city/business) chairman chemist chemist's shop chest of drawers chicory chintzy chips chocolate/sweets cinema cloakroom

hood (car) make reservation trunk (car) shoestring hope chest derby lumber room suspenders muddled (mind) recess hotdog bun shorts/jockey shorts nice brainstorm (noun) lima bean cheese cloth cotton candy parking lot trailer/camper/mobile home/recreation vehicle janitor slingshot Texas gate median strip/divider (road) down town president (business) druggist drugstore/pharmacy bureau/dresser endive chintz-sprigged material French fries candy movie house/theatre coat check/hat check

cloakroom attendant clothes peg collar stiffener collar stud conscription contraceptive convoy cooker cornflour corporation cot/crib cotton cotton reel cotton wool courgettes courtshoe cow gum cream cracker crisps cul-de-sac cupboard curtains desiccated (as iin coconut) detached (housing) diamante' directory enquiries district diversion drain (indoor) draper draught excluder draughts drawing pin dress circle dressing gown

hat check attendant clothes pin collar stay collar button draft rubber caravan stove corn starch city/municipal government baby bed/crib thread spool cotton balls/absorbent cotton zucchini pump rubber cement soda cracker chips (potato) dead-end closet drapes shredded (as in coconut) one-family house rhinestone information/directory assistance precinct detour sewer pipe/soil pipe drygoods store weather stripping checkers thumbtack mezzanine/loge bathrobe

dual carriageway dummy dungarees dustbin/bin dynamo earth wire/earth eiderdown endive Esq./Mr estate agent estate car face flannel fair (fun) fete fiddly filling station film first floor fish slice fitted carpet/wall to wall flat flex fly-over football/soccer fortnight foyer full-stop gallery gangway gaol garden gear lever geyser gobsmacked goods truck (railway)

divided highway pacifier overalls garbage can/ash can/ trash can generator ground wire comforter chicory Mr. Realtor/real estate agent station wagon washcloth carnival fair (fun) tricky (to do) gas station movie second floor spatula/pancake turner wall to wall apartment/unit electric cord/wire overpass soccer two weeks lobby/foyer period (punctuation) balcony (theater) aisle jail yard gear shift water heater (gas) dumbstruck/amazed freight truck (railway)

goose pimples gramophone/record player green fingers green pepper grill (verb) ground floor guard (railway) gym shoes/plimsolls/ tennis shoes/trainers haberdashery hair grip/kirby grip hairslide handbag hardware headmaster/mistress hire purchase holiday homely-pleasant hoover (noun) hoover (verb) housing estate ice/sorbet iced lolly icing sugar identification parade immersion heater (electric) interval ironmonger jab jeans joint (meat) jug jumper/sweater/pullover kiosk (telephone/cigarette) kipper

goose bumps phonograph/record player green thumb bell pepper broil first floor conductor sneakers/tennis shoes notions bobbie pin barette purse/pocket book housewares principal time payment/instalment plan vacation homely-ugly vacuum cleaner vacuum (verb) sub-division sherbet popsicle powdered sugar/ confectioner's sugar line-up water heater (electric) intermission hardware store shot (injection) dungarees roast pitcher sweater/pullover booth (telephone) smoked herring

knock up (tennis) knock up (verb) label larder lavatory/toilet/w.c./loo lay-by

warm up (tennis) wake up (verb) tag pantry toilet/john/bathroom/rest room rest area/pull-off (road)

leader: (1) leading article in newspaper/ (1) editorial (2)1st violin in orchestra (2) concert master leader (1st violinist) leader (newspaper) left luggage office let lift limited (company) liver sausage lodger loo lorry lost property lounge suite mackintosh mad make pregnant/put in the family way marrow (similar) methylated spirits mileometer mince mincer moped motorbike/motorcycle motorway nappy neat (drink) newsagent nought concert master editorial baggage room lease/rent elevator incorporated liverwurst roomer rest room truck lost and found business suit raincoat crazy knock up squash (similar) denatured alcohol odometer hamburger meat meat grinder motorbike motorcycle freeway/super highway diaper straight (drink) newsdealer/news stand zero

noughts and crosses number plate off licence/wine merchant shoddy/cheap oven gloves/cloth overtake/pass (vehicle) pack pantechnicon/removal van pants paraffin parcel pavement/footpath pelmet personal call petrol pillar box plus-fours point/power point post (noun and verb) postal code postman postponement pram (perambulator) press studs prison public convenience (outdoors) public school/private school pudding/dessert purse pushchair put down/entered (goods bought) put through (telephone) quay queue (noun)

tic-tac-toe licence plate liquor store chintzy pot holders/gloves pass (vehicle, etc.) deck (cards) moving van shorts (underwear) kerosene package sidewalk valence person-to-person gas mail box/mail drop knickers outlet/socket mail (noun and verb) zip code mail carrier raincheck baby carriage/baby buggy snaps penitentiary rest room/toilet/ comfort station/ladies or mens room private schoo/ dessert change purse stroller charged (goods bought) connect (telephone) wharf/pier line (noun)

queue (verb) rasher (bacon) reception (hotel) receptionist removal van return ticket reverse charges reversing lights ring up/phone road robin (small red-breasted bird, symbol of Christmas) roof/hood roundabout/island (road) rubber/india rubber rubbish saloon car scribbling pad/block sellotape semi-detached semolina service flats settee settle up shop assistant shopwalker sideboard sideboards silencer single ticket sitting room/lounge/ drawing room/living room skipping rope skirting board sledge/toboggan

stand in line/line up slice (bacon) front desk (hotel) desk clerk moving van round trip ticket call collect back-up lights call/phone pavement robin (large red-breastedbird, symbol of 1st day of spring) top (car) traffic circle eraser garbage/trash sedan scratch pad scotch tape/cellophane duplex cream of wheat apartment hotel love seat pay sales clerk floorwalker buffet sideburns muffler one way ticket living room jump rope baseboard sled

sleeping car smalls (washing) sofa solicitor spanner spirits (drink) spring onion (similar) staff (academic) stalls (theatre) stand (for public office) standard lamp state school sticking plaster stone (fruit) sultana sump (car) surgery (doctors/dentists) surgical spirit suspender belt suspenders swede sweets/chocolate sweetshop/confectioner Swiss roll tadpole tap tea trolley teat (babys bottle) telegram term (academic -three in a year) tights time-table tin tip (noun and verb) toilet/cloakroom (indoors)

pullman/sleeper underwear (washing) davenport/couch lawyer/attorney monkeywrench/wrench liquor scallion faculty orchestra seats run (for public office) floor lamp public school adhesive tape pit (fruit) raisin oilpan (car) office (doctor's/dentist's) rubbing alcohol garter belt garters rutabaga/turnip candy candy store jelly roll pollywog faucet teacart nipple (babys bottle) wire semester (school-two in a year) pantie hose schedule can dump (noun & verb) restroom

torch/flashlight traffic lights trolley (shopping) trousers/slacks truncheon trunk call tube/underground turn-ups (trousers) unit trust upper cirle valve (radio) van vest visually position waistcoat wallet wardrobe wash up wash your hands washing up liquid washing up powder wellies Welsh dresser windcheater windscreen wing mirror wing/mudguard winker/indicator wonky Woolworths zebra crossing zed (letter z)

flashlight stop lights/traffic signals/stop signals shopping cart pants/slacks nightstick long distance subway cuffs (pants) mutual fund first balcony tube delivery truck undershirt eyeball (verb) vest billfold closet (hanging clothes) dishes, do the wash up dish detergent laundry detergent boots hutch windbreaker windshield rearview mirror fender blinker (car) broken/twisted dime store/five and ten crosswalk zee (letter z)