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American-British
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
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B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
R S T
U V W
X Y Z
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| daddy
longlegs [colloq.] |
harvestman
(arachnid a.k.a. 'harvest spider') |
| dame
[slang] (woman) |
bird
[slang] |
| davenport
|
a
large well-upholstered sofa, especially
one which can also serve as a bed |
| daylight saving time |
summer time |
| deck
of cards |
pack
of cards |
| deductible
(insurance term) |
excess |
| depot |
railway station |
| delivery
truck |
van |
| demon
alcohol, the [humorous] |
demon
drink, the |
| dentist's office |
dental
surgery |
| Department of the Navy,
the (U.S. Navy) |
Admiralty,
the (Royal Navy) |
| dependency
(annex) |
annexe |
| derby |
bowler,
bowler hat |
| dessert |
pudding,
sweet, afters [colloq.], dessert |
| detour
(rerouting traffic to avoid some obstacle) |
diversion |
| dial tone
(telephone) |
dialling tone |
| diaper |
nappy |
| dick [colloq.] |
detective |
| different than
(informal
variant of 'different from') |
different to,
different from |
| diner |
small
roadside restaurant or café |
| dingbat [colloq.] |
nutter [colloq.]
(crazy or eccentric person) |
| dinky [colloq.] |
small
and without charm |
| directory assistance (telephone) |
directory enquiries |
| dirt
(on the ground) |
loose
soil; solid waste such as dog's droppings |
| dish liquid,
dishwashing liquid |
washing-up liquid |
| dish towel,
dish cloth, dishrag |
tea
towel |
| dishwasher
(the human variety!) |
washer-up |
| divided highway |
dual carriageway |
| do
not enter (traffic sign) |
no
entry |
| do the dishes |
wash up,
do the washing up |
| doctor's office |
surgery,
doctor's surgery |
| dogie |
motherless
calf |
| dog's
doo-doo [colloq.] |
dog's
shit [slang], god poo, a dog turd |
| donut |
doughnut |
| doo-doo
[colloq.] (e.g. 'I trod in some dog's doo-doo') |
poo
[colloq.], shit
[slang], faeces, a turd |
| dorm
[colloq.], dormitory
(on college campus) |
hall of residence |
| double or nothing |
quits |
| double-pane windows |
double-glazed windows,
double glazing |
| downscale |
downmarket |
| downspout |
drainpipe |
| downtown
(see also uptown) |
city
centre |
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draft, the |
conscription |
| drainboard
(dish-drying surface next to kitchen sink) |
draining
board |
| drapes,
draperies (generally plural only) |
thicker
curtains |
| dresser
(chest of drawers with mirror on top) |
dressing table |
| drip feed
[med.] |
drip (as in 'he was put on a drip') |
| driver's
license |
driving
licence |
| driver's
test |
driving
test |
| driveway |
drive,
garage drive |
| druggist
(person licensed to sell & prepare medicines) |
chemist |
| drunken driver/driving |
drink-driver/driving |
| dry
goods store |
drapery,
draper's (shop) |
| dry the dishes |
dry up |
| dude [colloq.] |
bloke,
geezer [both colloq.], chap, fellow |
| dumb |
stupid |
| dummy
[slang] (stupid person) |
wally
[slang] |
| dump
(n. & v.) (garbage or trash) |
tip
(n. & v.) (rubbish) |
| dump
on someone |
criticize
someone severely |
| dump truck |
dumper,
tipper lorry, tipper truck |
| Dumpster™
(large metal container for waste disposal) |
container,
skip |
| dupe
(gullible, easily deceived person) |
mug
[slang] |
| duplex
(house) |
semi-detached house |
duplex
apartment (apartment on two stories
with its own entrance) |
maisonette |
| dust cloth |
duster |
| duty
roster (work-sharing schedule) |
rota |
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