British vs. American Vocabulary Part 2

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British English / American English
cinema /movie theater; the movies
cling film /plastic wrap
common seal /harbor seal
consumer durables /durable goods
cornflour /cornstarch
cos (lettuce) /Romaine
cot /crib
cotton bud /cotton swab
cotton wool /absorbent cotton
council estate /(housing) project
courgette /zucchini
court card /face card
crash barrier /guardrail
crisps /chips; potato chips
crocodile clip /alligator clip
cross-ply /bias-ply
crotchet (music) /quarter note
current account /checking account
danger money /hazard pay
demister (in a car) /defroster
dialling tone /dial tone
diamante /rhinestone
double cream /heavy cream
draughts (game) /checkers
drawing pin /thumbtack
dressing gown /robe; bathrobe
drink-driving /drunk driving
drinks cupboard /liquor cabinet
drinks party /cocktail party
driving licence /driver’s license
dual carriageway /divided highway
dummy (for a baby) /pacifier
dust sheet /drop cloth
dustbin /garbage can
earth (electrical) /ground
engaged (of a phone) /busy
estate agent /real estate agent, realtor (trademark)
estate car /station wagon
ex-directory /unlisted
faith school /parochial school
financial year /fiscal year
fire brigade/service /fire company/department
first floor /second floor
fish finger /fish stick
fitted carpet /wall-to-wall carpeting
flannel /washcloth
flat /apartment
flexitime /flextime
flick knife /switchblade
flyover /overpass
football /soccer
footway /sidewalk
fringe (hair) /bangs
full stop (punctuation) /period
garden /yard; lawn
gearing (finance) /leverage
gear lever /gearshift
goods train /freight train
greaseproof paper /wax paper/waxed paper
green fingers /green thumb
grill (noun) /broiler
grill (verb) /broil
ground floor /first floor
groundsman /groundskeeper
hairslide /barrette
hatstand /hatrack
hen night /bachelorette party
hire purchase /installment plan
hoarding /billboard
hob /stovetop
holdall /carryall
holiday /vacation
holidaymaker /vacationer
homely /homey
hosepipe /(garden) hose
in hospital /in the hospital
hot flush /hot flash
housing estate /housing development
hundreds and thousands /sprinkles (for ice cream)
ice lolly /Popsicle (trademark)
icing sugar /confectioners’ sugar
indicator (on a car) /turn signal
inside leg /inseam
jelly babies /jelly beans
jumble sale /rummage sale
jump lead /jumper cable
jumper /sweater
junior school /elementary school
kennel /doghouse
ladybird /ladybug
a lettuce /a head of lettuce