British English American English cross-ply bias-ply

accommodation accommodations crotchet (music) quarter note

action replay instant replay current account checking account
aerofoil airfoil danger money hazard pay
aeroplane airplane demister (in a car) defroster
agony aunt advice columnist dialling tone dial tone
Allen key Allen wrench diamante rhinestone
aluminium aluminum double cream heavy cream
aniseed anise draughts (game) checkers
anticlockwise counterclockwise drawing pin thumbtack
articulated lorry tractor-trailer dressing gown robe; bathrobe
asymmetric bars uneven bars drink-driving drunk driving
aubergine eggplant drinks cupboard liquor cabinet
baking tray cookie sheet drinks party cocktail party
bank holiday legal holiday driving licence driver’s license
beetroot beet(s) dual carriageway divided highway
biscuit cookie; cracker dummy (for a baby) pacifier
black economy underground economy dust sheet drop cloth
blanket bath sponge bath dustbin garbage can
block of flats apartment building earth (electrical) ground
boiler suit coveralls engaged (of a phone) busy
bonnet (of a car) hood real estate agent, realtor
estate agent
boob tube tube top (trademark)
boot (of a car) trunk estate car station wagon
bottom drawer hope chest ex-directory unlisted
bowls lawn bowling faith school parochial school
braces suspenders financial year fiscal year
brawn (the food) headcheese fire brigade/service fire company/department
breakdown van tow truck first floor second floor
breeze block cinder block fish finger fish stick
bridging loan bridge loan fitted carpet wall-to-wall carpeting
bumbag fanny pack flannel washcloth
candyfloss cotton candy flat apartment
car park parking lot flexitime flextime
casualty emergency room flick knife switchblade
catapult slingshot flyover overpass
central reservation median strip football soccer
chemist drugstore footway sidewalk
chips French fries fringe (hair) bangs
cinema movie theater; the movies full stop
period
cling film plastic wrap (punctuation)
common seal harbor seal garden yard; lawn
consumer durables durable goods gearing (finance) leverage
cornflour cornstarch gear lever gearshift
cos (lettuce) Romaine goods train freight train
cot crib greaseproof paper wax paper/waxed paper
cot death crib death green fingers green thumb
cotton bud cotton swab grill (noun) broiler
cotton wool absorbent cotton grill (verb) broil
council estate (housing) project ground floor first floor
courgette zucchini groundsman groundskeeper
court card face card hairslide barrette
crash barrier guardrail hatstand hatrack
crisps chips; potato chips hen night bachelorette party
crocodile clip alligator clip hire purchase installment plan
hoarding billboard opencast mining open-pit mining
hob stovetop ordinary share common stock
holdall carryall oven glove oven mitt
holiday vacation paddling pool wading pool
holidaymaker vacationer paracetamol acetaminophen
homely homey parting (in hair) part
hosepipe (garden) hose patience solitaire
in hospital in the hospital pavement sidewalk
hot flush hot flash pay packet pay envelope
housing estate housing development pedestrian crossing crosswalk
hundreds and peg clothespin
sprinkles (for ice cream)
thousands pelmet valance
ice lolly Popsicle (trademark) petrol gas; gasoline
icing sugar confectioners’ sugar physiotherapy physical therapy
indicator (on a car) turn signal pinafore dress jumper
inside leg inseam plain chocolate dark chocolate
jelly babies jelly beans plain flour all-purpose flour
Joe Bloggs Joe Blow polo neck turtleneck
Joe Public John Q. Public positive
reverse discrimination
jumble sale rummage sale discrimination
jump lead jumper cable postal vote absentee ballot
jumper sweater postbox mailbox
junior school elementary school postcode zip code
kennel doghouse potato crisp potato chip
ladybird ladybug power point electrical outlet
a lettuce a head of lettuce pram baby carriage; stroller
level crossing grade crossing press stud snap
lift elevator press-up pushup
lolly lollipop private soldier GI
lollipop lady (or public school private school
crossing guard
man) public transport public transportation
loose cover slipcover punchbag punching bag
lorry truck pushchair stroller
loudhailer bullhorn pylon utility pole
low loader flatbed truck quantity surveyor estimator
lucky dip grab bag quaver (music) eighth note
luggage van baggage car queue line
maize corn racing car race car
mangetout snow pea railway railroad
market garden truck farm real tennis court tennis
marshalling yard railroad yard recorded delivery certified mail
maths math registration plate license plate
metalled road paved road remould (tyre) retread
milometer odometer reverse the charges call collect
minim  (music) half note reversing lights back-up lights
mobile phone cell phone right-angled triangle right triangle
monkey tricks monkeyshines ring road beltway
motorway expressway; highway roundabout (at a fair) carousel
mum/mummy mom/mommy roundabout (in road) traffic circle
nappy diaper rowing boat rowboat
needlecord pinwale sailing boat sailboat
newsreader newscaster saloon (car) sedan
noughts and crosses tic-tac-toe sandpit sandbox
number plate license plate sandwich cake layer cake
off-licence liquor store; package store sanitary towel sanitary napkin
self-raising flour self-rising flour water ice Italian ice
semibreve (music) whole note weatherboard clapboard
semitone (music) half step white coffee coffee with cream
share option stock option white spirit mineral spirits
shopping trolley shopping cart wholemeal bread wholewheat bread
show house/home model home windcheater windbreaker
silencer (on a car) muffler windscreen windshield
silverside rump roast wing (of a car) fender
skeleton in the worktop countertop
skeleton in the closet
cupboard zebra crossing crosswalk
skimmed milk skim milk zed (letter Z) zee
skipping rope jump rope zip zippe
skirting board baseboard
sledge sled
sleeper railroad tie
sleeping partner silent partner
slowcoach slowpoke
snakes and ladders chutes and ladders
solicitor lawyer
soya/soya bean soy/soybean
splashback backsplash
spring onion scallion
stag night bachelor party
Stanley knife utility knife
starter appetizer
state school public school
storm in a teacup tempest in a teapot
surtitle supertitle
swede rutabaga
sweet(s) candy
takeaway (food) takeout; to go
taxi rank taxi stand
tea towel dish towel
terrace house row house
tick check mark
ticket tout scalper
timber lumber
titbit tidbit
toffee apple candy apple or caramel apple
touch wood knock on wood
trade union labor union
trading estate industrial park
trainers sneakers
transport cafe truck stop
trolley shopping cart
twelve-bore twelve-gauge
underground subway
vacuum flask thermos bottle
verge (of a road) shoulder
vest undershirt
veterinary surgeon veterinarian
wagon (on a train) car
waistcoat vest
walking frame walker
wardrobe closet