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American-British
Glossary
Smoothing transatlantic
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Index
of Americanisms |
A
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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American
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British
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| wait in line |
queue |
| walk
[slang] |
to
be let off the hook or freed from suspicion, charge or punishment |
| walking cane |
walking stick |
| walking stick |
stick insect |
| Walkman |
personal
stereo |
| wall
outlet |
wall socket,
mains
socket, plug socket, plug [colloq.], power point |
| Wall
Street |
New
York's financial hub (see also City,
the) |
| wall-to-wall
carpet |
fitted
carpet |
| want ad |
wanted ad |
| Warrant Officer (U.S. Army &
U.S. Marine Corps) |
Warrant Officer
1st Class > Warrant Officer 2nd Class (British Army & Royal
Marines) |
Warrant Officer > Master Chief
Petty Officer
> Senior Chief Petty Officer
(U.S. Navy) |
Fleet Chief Petty Officer (Royal
Navy) |
| wash the dishes |
wash
up, do the washing up |
| wash up |
freshen
up, wash one's face and hands |
| washcloth |
flannel,
face flannel,
facecloth |
| washer
[colloq.] |
washing
machine |
| washroom
[euphemism] |
lavatory,
toilet |
| water
heater (electric) |
immersion
heater |
| waxed paper |
greaseproof
paper |
| weather-stripping |
draught
excluder |
| whole note (in music) |
semibreve |
| windbreaker |
windcheater,
anorak |
| window
shade |
roller blind |
| windshield |
windscreen |
| winner-takes-all candidate selection |
first-past-the-post
(election) |
| wire
[colloq.] |
telegram |
| wire mesh screen
(over burner in chemistry lab) |
gauze |
| wire
someone a message |
send
someone a telegram |
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wire someone some money |
pay
someone by electronic transfer |
| Wite-Out™
(correction fluid) |
Tipp-Ex™ |
| witness
stand |
witness
box |
| woolen, wool
(adj.) |
woollen |
| workweek |
working week |
| world's record |
world record |
| wrench |
spanner |
| wrong
way (traffic sign) |
no
entry |
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O P Q
R S T
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