List of American and British Words - A comparison

American and British Words- Different Words but Same meaning.....

British English	American English
1.         accommodation	accommodations
2.         action replay	instant replay
3.         aerofoil	airfoil
4.         aeroplane	airplane
5.         agony aunt	advice columnist
6.         Allen key	Allen wrench
7.         aluminium	aluminum
8.         aniseed	anise
9.         anticlockwise	counterclockwise
10.      articulated lorry	tractor-trailer
11.      asymmetric bars	uneven bars
12.      aubergine	eggplant
13.      baking tray	cookie sheet
14.      bank holiday	legal holiday
15.      beetroot	beet(s)
16.      bill	check
17.      biscuit	cookie; cracker
18.      black economy	underground economy
19.      blanket bath	sponge bath
20.      blind	(window) shade
21.      block of flats	apartment building
22.      boiler suit	coveralls
23.      bonnet (of a car)	hood
24.      boob tube	tube top
25.      boot (of a car)	trunk
26.      bottom drawer	hope chest
27.      bowls	lawn bowling
28.      braces	suspenders
29.      brawn (the food)	headcheese
30.      breakdown van	tow truck
31.      breeze block	cinder block
32.      bridging loan	bridge loan
33.      bumbag	fanny pack
34.      candyfloss	cotton candy
35.      car park	parking lot
36.      casualty	emergency room
37.      catapult	slingshot
38.      central reservation	median strip
39.      chemist	drugstore
40.      chips	French fries
41.      cinema	movie theater; the movies
42.      cling film	plastic wrap
43.      common seal	harbor seal
44.      consumer durables	durable goods
45.      cornflour	cornstarch
46.      cos (lettuce)	Romaine
47.      cot	crib
48.      cot death	crib death
49.      cotton bud	cotton swab
50.      cotton wool	absorbent cotton
51.      council estate	(housing) project
52.      courgette	zucchini
53.      court card	face card
54.      crash barrier	guardrail
55.      crisps	chips; potato chips
56.      crocodile clip	alligator clip
57.      cross-ply	bias-ply
58.      crotchet (music)	quarter note
59.      current account	checking account
60.      danger money	hazard pay
61.      demister (in a car)	defroster
62.      dialling tone	dial tone
63.      diamante	rhinestone
64.      double cream	heavy cream
65.      draughts (game)	checkers
66.      drawing pin	thumbtack
67.      dressing gown	robe; bathrobe
68.      drink-driving	drunk driving
69.      drinks cupboard	liquor cabinet
70.      drinks party	cocktail party
71.      driving licence	driver’s license
72.      dual carriageway	divided highway
73.      dummy (for a baby)	pacifier
74.      dust sheet	drop cloth
75.      dustbin	garbage can
76.      earth (electrical)	ground
77.      engaged (of a phone)	busy
78.      estate agent	real estate agent, realtor (trademark)
79.      estate car	station wagon
80.      ex-directory	unlisted
81.      faith school	parochial school
82.      financial year	fiscal year
83.      fire brigade/service	fire company/department
84.      first floor	second floor
85.      fish finger	fish stick
86.      fitted carpet	wall-to-wall carpeting
87.      flannel	washcloth
88.      flat	apartment
89.      flexitime	flextime
90.      flick knife	switchblade
91.      flyover	overpass
92.      football	soccer
93.      footway	sidewalk
94.      fringe (hair)	bangs
95.      full board (in hotels)	American plan
96.      full stop (punctuation)	period
97.      garden	yard; lawn
98.      gearing (finance)	leverage
99.      gear lever	gearshift
100.   goods train	freight train
101.   greaseproof paper	wax paper/waxed paper
102.   green fingers	green thumb
103.   grill (noun)	broiler
104.   grill (verb)	broil
105.   ground floor	first floor
106.   groundsman	groundskeeper
107.   hairslide	barrette
108.   hatstand	hatrack
109.   hen night	bachelorette party
110.   hire purchase	installment plan
111.   hoarding	billboard
112.   hob	stovetop
113.   holdall	carryall
114.   holiday	vacation
115.   holidaymaker	vacationer
116.   homely	homey
117.   hosepipe	(garden) hose
118.   in hospital	in the hospital
119.   hot flush	hot flash
120.   housing estate	housing development
121.   hundreds and thousands	sprinkles (for ice cream)
122.   ice lolly	Popsicle (trademark)
123.   icing sugar	confectioners’ sugar
124.   indicator (on a car)	turn signal
125.   inside leg	inseam
126.   jelly babies	jelly beans
127.   Joe Bloggs	Joe Blow
128.   Joe Public	John Q. Public
129.   jumble sale	rummage sale
130.   jump lead	jumper cable
131.   jumper	sweater
132.   junior school	elementary school
133.   kennel	doghouse
134.   ladybird	ladybug
135.   a lettuce	a head of lettuce
136.   level crossing	grade crossing
137.   lift	elevator
138.   lolly	Popsicle (trademark)
139.   lollipop lady (or man)	crossing guard
140.   loo (toilet)	john
141.   loose cover	slipcover
142.   lorry	truck
143.   loudhailer	bullhorn
144.   low loader	flatbed truck
145.   lucky dip	grab bag
146.   luggage van	baggage car
147.   maize	corn
148.   mangetout	snow pea
149.   market garden	truck farm
150.   marshalling yard	railroad yard
151.   maths	math
152.   metalled road	paved road
153.   milometer	odometer
154.   minim (music)	half note
155.   mobile phone	cell phone
156.   monkey tricks	monkeyshines
157.   motorway	expressway; highway
158.   mum/mummy	mom/mommy
159.   nappy	diaper
160.   needlecord	pinwale
161.   newsreader	newscaster
162.   noughts and crosses	tic-tac-toe
163.   number plate	license plate
164.   off-licence	liquor store; package store
165.   opencast mining	open-pit mining
166.   ordinary share	common stock
167.   oven glove	oven mitt
168.   paddling pool	wading pool
169.   paracetamol	acetaminophen
170.   parting (in hair)	part
171.   patience	solitaire
172.   pavement	sidewalk
173.   pay packet	pay envelope
174.   pedestrian crossing	crosswalk
175.   peg	clothespin
176.   pelmet	valance
177.   petrol	gas; gasoline
178.   physiotherapy	physical therapy
179.   pinafore dress	jumper
180.   plain chocolate	dark chocolate
181.   plain flour	all-purpose flour
182.   polo neck	turtleneck
183.   positive discrimination	reverse discrimination
184.   postal vote	absentee ballot
185.   postbox	mailbox
186.   postcode	zip code
187.   potato crisp	potato chip
188.   power point	electrical outlet
189.   pram	baby carriage; stroller
190.   press stud	snap
191.   press-up	pushup
192.   private soldier	GI
193.   public school	private school
194.   public transport	public transportation
195.   punchbag	punching bag
196.   pushchair	stroller
197.   pylon	utility pole
198.   quantity surveyor	estimator
199.   quaver (music)	eighth note
200.   queue	line
201.   racing car	race car
202.   railway	railroad
203.   real tennis	court tennis
204.   recorded delivery	certified mail
205.   registration plate	license plate
206.   remould (tyre)	retread
207.   reverse the charges	call collect
208.   reversing lights	back-up lights
209.   right-angled triangle	right triangle
210.   ring road	beltway
211.   room only	European plan
212.   roundabout (at a fair)	carousel
213.   roundabout (in road)	traffic circle
214.   rowing boat	rowboat
215.   sailing boat	sailboat
216.   saloon (car)	sedan
217.   sandpit	sandbox
218.   sandwich cake	layer cake
219.   sanitary towel	sanitary napkin
220.   self-raising flour	self-rising flour
221.   semibreve (music)	whole note
222.   semitone (music)	half step
223.   share option	stock option
224.   shopping trolley	shopping cart
225.   show house/home	model home
226.   silencer (on a car)	muffler
227.   silverside	rump roast
228.   skeleton in the cupboard	skeleton in the closet
229.   skimmed milk	skim milk
230.   skipping rope	jump rope
231.   skirting board	baseboard
232.   sledge	sled
233.   sleeper	railroad tie
234.   sleeping partner	silent partner
235.   slowcoach	slowpoke
236.   snakes and ladders	chutes and ladders
237.   solicitor	lawyer
238.   soya/soya bean	soy/soybean
239.   splashback	backsplash
240.   spring onion	green onion
241.   stag night	bachelor party
242.   Stanley knife	utility knife
243.   starter	appetizer
244.   state school	public school
245.   storm in a teacup	tempest in a teapot
246.   surtitle	supertitle
247.   swede	rutabaga
248.   sweet(s)	candy
249.   takeaway (food)	takeout; to go
250.   taxi rank	taxi stand
251.   tea towel	dish towel
252.   terrace house	row house
253.   tick	check mark
254.   ticket tout	scalper
255.   tights	pantyhose
256.   timber	lumber
257.   titbit	tidbit
258.   toffee apple	candy apple
259.   touch wood	knock on wood
260.   trade union	labor union
261.   trading estate	industrial park
262.   trainers	sneakers
263.   tram	streetcar; cable car
264.   transport cafe	truck stop
265.   trolley	shopping cart
266.   twelve-bore	twelve-gauge
267.   unalike	unlike
268.   underground	subway
269.   vacuum flask	thermos bottle
270.   verge (of a road)	shoulder
271.   vest	undershirt
272.   veterinary surgeon	veterinarian
273.   wagon (on a train)	car
274.   waistcoat	vest
275.   walking frame	walker
276.   wardrobe	closet
277.   water ice	Italian ice
278.   weatherboard	clapboard
279.   white coffee	coffee with cream
280.   white spirit	mineral spirits
281.   wholemeal bread	wholewheat bread
282.   windcheater	windbreaker
283.   windscreen	windshield
284.   wing (of a car)	fender
285.   worktop	countertop
286.   Yale lock	cylinder lock
287.   zebra crossing	crosswalk
288.   zed (letter Z)	zee
289.   zip	zipper