British to American Dictionary

American English	British English
911 (help)	999 (help)
account	bill/account
adhesive tape	sticking plaster
aisle	gangway
antenna	aerial (radio/TV)
apartment hotel	service flats
apartment house	block of flats
apartment/unit	flat
baby bed/crib	cot/crib
baby carriage/baby buggy	pram (perambulator)
back-up lights	reversing lights
baggage room	left luggage office
balcony (theater)	gallery
barette	hairslide
baseboard	skirting board
bathrobe	dressing gown
bathtub	bath (noun)
bell pepper	green pepper
bill	banknote
billfold	wallet
billion = thousand million	billion = million million
blinker (car)	winker/indicator
bobbie pin	hair grip/kirby grip
bomb (disaster)	bomb (success)
booth (telephone)	kiosk (telephone/cigarette)
boots	wellies
brainstorm (noun)	mind in a muddle
broil	grill (verb)
broken/twisted	wonky
buffet	sideboard
bureau/dresser	chest of drawers
business suit	lounge suite
call collect	reverse charges
call/phone	ring up/phone
can	tin
candy	chocolate/sweets
candy	sweets/chocolate
candy store	sweetshop/confectioner
caravan	convoy
carnival	fair (fun)
change purse	purse
charged (goods bought)	put down/entered (goods bought)
check (restaurant)	bill
checkers	draughts
cheese cloth	butter muslin/cheese cloth
chicory	endive
chintz-sprigged material	chintzy
chintzy	on the cheap
chips (potato)	crisps
city or municipal government	corporation
closet	cupboard
closet (hanging clothes)	wardrobe
clothes pin	clothes peg
coat check	cloakroom
collar button	collar stud
collar stay	collar stiffener
comforter	eiderdown
community garden	allotment
conductor (train)	guard (railway)
connect (telephone)	put through (telephone)
cookie	biscuit (sweet)
corn starch	cornflour
cotton balls	cotton wool
cotton candy	candy floss
cracker	biscuit (unsweetened)
crazy	mad
cream of wheat	semolina
cream or sugar? (in coffee/tea)	black or white? (in coffee/tea)
crosswalk	zebra crossing
cuffs (pants)	turn-ups (trousers)
custom made	bespoke/made to measure
davenport/couch	sofa
dead-end	cul-de-sac
deck (cards)	pack
delivery truck	van
denatured alcohol	methylated spirits
derby	bowler/hard hat
desk clerk	receptionist
dessert	pudding/dessert
detour	diversion
diaper	nappy
dime store/five and ten	Woolworths
dish detergent	washing up liquid
dishes, do the	wash up
divided highway	dual carriageway
down town	centre (city/business)
draft	conscription
drapes	curtains
dresser/bureau	chest of drawers
druggist	chemist
drugstore/pharmacy	chemist's shop
drygoods store	draper
dumbstruck/amazed	gobsmacked
dump (noun & verb)	tip (noun and verb)
dungarees	jeans
dungarees/jeans	blue jeans
duplex	semi-detached
editorial (newspaper)	leader (newspaper)
eggplant	aubergine
electric cord/wire	flex
elevator	lift
endive	chicory
eraser	rubber/india rubber
eyeball (verb)	visually position
faculty	staff (academic)
fair (fun)	fete
fall	autumn
faucet	tap
fender	wing/mudguard
first balcony	upper circle
first floor	ground floor
flashlight	torch/flashlight
floor lamp	standard lamp
floorwalker	shopwalker
freeway/super highway	motorway
freight truck (railway)	goods truck (railway)
French fries	chips
freshman (undergraduate)	1st year undergraduate
front desk (hotel)	reception (hotel)
garbage can/ash can/ trash can	dustbin/bin
garbage/trash	rubbish
garter belt	suspender belt
garters	suspenders
gas	petrol
gas station	filling station
gear shift	gear lever
generator	dynamo
German shepherd/ police dog	alsation
goose bumps	goose pimples
green thumb	green fingers
ground wire	earth wire/earth
hamburger bun	bap
hamburger meat	mince
hardware store	ironmonger
hat check	cloakroom attendant
homely-ugly	homely-pleasant
hood (car)	bonnet (car)
hope chest	bottom drawer
hotdog bun	bridge roll
housewares	hardware
hutch	Welsh dresser
incorporated	limited (company)
information/directory assistance	directory enquiries
intermission	interval
jail	gaol
janitor	caretaker/porter
jelly roll	Swiss roll
jump rope	skipping rope
junior (undergraduate)	3rd year (school)
kerosene	paraffin
knickers	plus-fours
knock up	make pregnant/put in the family way
laundry detergent	washing up powder
lawyer/attorney	solicitor
lease/rent	let
legal holiday	bank holiday
licence plate	number plate
lima bean	broad bean
line (noun)	queue (noun)
line-up (police)	identification parade
liquor	spirits (drink)
liquor store	off licence/wine merchant
liverwurst	liver sausage
living room	sitting room/lounge/ drawing room/living room
lobby/foyer	foyer
long distance	trunk call
lost and found	lost property
love seat	settee
lumber room	box room
mad/angry	angry
mail box/mail drop	pillar box
mail carrier	postman
mail (noun and verb)	post (noun and verb)
make reservation	book
meat grinder	mincer
median strip/divider (road)	central reservation
mezzanine/loge	dress circle
mind in a muddle	brainstorm (had a)
molasses	black treacle
monkeywrench/wrench	spanner
motorbike	moped
motorcycle	motorbike/motorcycle
movie	film
movie house/theatre	cinema
moving van	pantechnicon/removal van
moving van	removal van
Mr.	Esq./Mr
muffler	silencer
mutual fund	unit trust
newsdealer/news stand	newsagent
nice	brilliant
nightstick	truncheon
nipple (baby’s bottle)	teat (baby’s bottle)
notions	haberdashery
odometer	mileometer
office (doctor's/dentist's)	surgery (doctor’s/dentist’s)
oilpan (car)	sump (car)
one way ticket	single ticket
one-family house	detached (housing)
orchestra seats	stalls (theatre)
outlet/socket	point/power point
overalls	dungarees
overpass	fly-over
pacifier	dummy
package	parcel
pantry	larder
pants/slacks	trousers/slacks
panty hose	tights
parka	anorak
parking lot	car park
pass (vehicle, etc.)	overtake/pass (vehicle)
pavement	road
pay	settle up
penitentiary	prison
period (punctuation)	full-stop
person-to-person	personal call
phonograph/record player	gramophone/record player
ping pong paddle	bat
pit (fruit)	stone (fruit)
pitcher	jug
pollywog	tadpole
popsicle	iced lolly
pot holders/gloves	oven gloves/cloth
powdered sugar/ confectioner's sugar	icing sugar
precinct	district
president (business)	chairman
principal	headmaster/mistress
private schoo/	public school/private school
public school	state school
pullman/sleeper	sleeping car
pump	courtshoe
purse/pocket book	handbag
raincheck	postponement
raincoat	mackintosh
raisin	sultana
Realtor/real estate agent	estate agent
rearview mirror	wing mirror
recess	break (school)
rest area/pull-off (road)	lay-by
rest room	loo
rest room/toilet/ comfort station/ladies or men’s room	public convenience (outdoors)
restroom	toilet/cloakroom (indoors)
rhinestone	diamante'
roast	joint (meat)
robin (large red-breastedbird, symbol of 1st day of spring)	robin (small red-breasted bird, symbol of Christmas)
roller coaster	big dipper
roomer	lodger
round trip ticket	return ticket
rubber	contraceptive
rubber cement	cow gum
rubbing alcohol	surgical spirit
run (for public office)	stand (for public office)
rutabaga/turnip	swede
sales clerk	shop assistant
scab	blackleg
scallion	spring onion (similar)
schedule	time-table
scotch tape/cellophane	sellotape
scratch pad	scribbling pad/block
second floor	first floor
sedan	saloon car
semester (school-two in a year)	term (academic -three in a year)
senior (undergraduate)	4th year (school)
sewer pipe/soil pipe	drain (indoor)
shade (window)	blind (window)
sherbet	ice/sorbet
shoestring	bootlace/shoelace
shopping cart	trolley
shorts (underwear)	pants
shorts/jockey shorts	briefs
shot (injection)	jab
shredded (as in coconut)	desiccated (as iin coconut)
sideburns	sideboards
sidewalk	pavement/footpath
sled	sledge/toboggan
slice (bacon)	rasher (bacon)
slingshot	catapult
smoked herring	kipper
snaps	press studs
sneakers/tennis shoes	gym shoes/plimsolls/ tennis shoes/trainers
soccer	football/soccer
soda cracker	cream cracker
sophomore (undergraduate)	2nd year (school)
spatula/pancake turner	fish slice
spool	cotton reel
squash (similar)	marrow (similar)
stand in line/line up	queue (verb)
station wagon	estate car
stop lights/traffic signals/stop signals	traffic lights
stove	cooker
straight (drink)	neat (drink)
stroller	pushchair
sub-division	housing estate
subway	tube/underground
suspenders	braces
sweater/pullover	jumper/sweater/pullover
tag	label
teacart	tea trolley
Texas gate	cattle grid
thread	cotton
thumbtack	drawing pin
tic-tac-toe	noughts and crosses
time payment/instalment plan	hire purchase
toilet/john/bathroom	lavatory/toilet/w.c./loo
top (car)	roof/hood
traffic circle	roundabout/island (road)
trailer truck	articulated lorry
trailer/camper/mobile home/recreation vehicle	caravan
tricky (to do)	fiddly
truck	lorry
trunk (car)	boot (car)
tube	valve (radio)
two weeks	fortnight
undershirt	vest
underwear (washing)	smalls (washing)
vacation	holiday
vacation	holiday
vacuum cleaner	hoover (noun)
vacuum (verb)	hoover (verb)
valence	pelmet
vest	waistcoat
wake up (verb)	knock up (verb)
wall to wall	fitted carpet/wall to wall
warm up (tennis)	knock up (tennis)
wash up	wash your hands
washcloth	face flannel
water heater (electric)	immersion heater (electric)
water heater (gas)	geyser
weather stripping	draught excluder
wharf/pier	quay
windbreaker	windcheater
windshield	windscreen
wire	telegram
with or without? (milk/cream in coffee)	black or white?
yard	garden
zee (letter z)	zed (letter z)
zero	nought
zip code	postal code
zucchini	courgettes