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An incomplete list of words and phrases having differing meanings in British and American English. Image File history File links Please see the file description page for further information. ...
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| Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | accommodation | lodgings (as for travellers); also housing ("residential accommodation") | something supplied; a compromise; a loan see also accommodation (eye) | (esp. in the past) a local public conveyance, esp. a train (accommodations) lodgings (as for travellers) see also accommodation (law) | | accumulator | rechargeable battery (archaic) (US: storage battery) a type of bet (US: parlay) 1. ...
Light from a single point of a distant object and light from a single point of a near object being brought to a focus by changing the curvature of the lens. ...
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Accommodation is a term used in United States contract law under the Uniform Commercial Code to describes a delivery of nonconforming goods meant as a partial performance of a contract for the sale of goods, where a full performance is not possible. ...
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The term gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. ...
| one that accumulates, as a type of computer processor register or a hydraulic accumulator | | | ace | good, OK, excellent (slang) *
| a one in a suit of playing cards someone who is very good at something fighter pilot who has shot down a certain number of enemy aircraft | (v.) to perform outstandingly; esp., to achieve an "A" on (a school exam) the best starting pitcher in a rotation on a baseball team | | advocate (n.) | Scottish lawyer who appears in higher courts (rest of UK: barrister) | someone who supports and/or speaks for a particular position generic term for a lawyer | | | air marshal | a senior air force officer (equivalent to an Army general or Navy admiral) | an undercover law enforcement officer on board a commercial aircraft, also known as a sky marshal | | | à la mode | | fashionable | with ice cream | | alternate | | (adj.) done or occurring by turns; every second, every other ("on alternate weeks") (n.) one that alternates with another | (adj.) constituting an alternative, offering a choice (UK usu. & US also alternative) ("use alternate routes") "alternative", unconventional ("alternate lifestyles") (n.) an alternative *; a substitute In a computer CPU, an accumulator is a register in which intermediate arithmetic and logic results are stored. ...
A hydraulic accumulator is an energy storage device. ...
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For other uses, see Aviator (disambiguation). ...
Look up aircraft in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
An advocate is one who speaks on behalf of another, especially in a legal context. ...
Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II...
English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ...
A trial at the Old Bailey in London as drawn by Thomas Rowlandson and Augustus Pugin for Ackermanns Microcosm of London (1808-11). ...
// Artists impression of an English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ...
An air marshals sleeve/shoulder insignia Air Marshal (Air Mshl or AM) is a rank in the Royal Air Force. ...
Sky marshal (also known as air marshal or flight marshal) is a popular term for an undercover armed guard on board a commercial aircraft, to counter aircraft hijackings (skyjackings). Many carriers are known to have sky marshals on board on selected flights, for example, Swiss (since 1970; formerly Swissair), El...
| | amber | traffic light of this colour (US: yellow light) | orange-yellow colour fossilised resin | (see AMBER Alert) | | anaesthetist (UK), anesthetist (US) | physician trained to administer anaesthesia (US: anesthesiologist) | | nurse or technician trained to administer anaesthesia | | anchor | anchorman/anchorwoman, a position in a tug-of-war team | device for mooring ships by providing a firm fix to the seabed anchorman/anchorwoman, the last member of a relay team to compete | anchorman/anchorwoman, a type of radio or TV presenter ("a news anchor"). See news presenter for a description of the different roles of a newscaster, an American news anchor, and a British newsreader. | | anorak | a parka (slang) a socially awkward person obsessively interested in something (syn.: US & UK also geek, nerd; US: dweeb; etc.) | | hooded, rainproof outerwear that lacks a full-length zipper in the front (UK: cagoule) | | anymore (adverb) | (usu. spelled any more) | any longer | nowadays ("People are crazy anymore") (also Hiberno-English) (often considered incorrect) | | apartment | suite of rooms set aside for a particular person (rare) | | self-contained housing unit, usu. rented * (implies luxury in UK; UK usu. flat) -- cf. s.v. condominium | | appropriate (v.), appropriation (n.) | to take (money) to oneself, to filch or misappropriate | to take and assign (money) (there is considerable overlap but difference of emphasis) | to dispense (money), to budget | | Asian | originating from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka (South Asian) | originating from the continent of Asia | originating from East Asia or continental Southeast Asia (UK: oriental) | | ass | | donkey slow-witted or stupid person, often in combination (smart-ass) | (often vulgar) buttocks (UK: arse); also, by synecdoche, the person ("get your ass out there"; "your ass is dead"); also (vulgar) anus (short for asshole) (vulgar) sex ("get some ass") (note: the American usage of ass is becoming more common in British English)) also used as a suffix to add emphasis to an adjective ("He drove a big-ass truck") | | athletics | running, throwing, and jumping competitions (US: track and field) | sport in general | | | attorney | | an agent or representative authorised to act on someone else's behalf ("attorney-in-fact", "power of attorney") (Attorney General) main legal advisor to the government | (or attorney-at-law) a lawyer (UK: barrister or solicitor, depending on the actual profession) (District attorney, prosecuting attorney) local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals (archaic in Br. Eng. for lawyer) | | aubergine | the plant Solanum melongena (US: eggplant) | an eggplant-like colour (US also eggplant) | | | awesome | | inspiring awe | great, "cool" * (largely used in the 1980s, recently revived; can have various connotations depending on context -- compare UK brilliant) | | aye, ay | (adv.) yes * (esp. Scotland & northern England) | (n.) an affirmative vote ("all ayes") (interj., nautical) yes | | // Amber is a petrified resin material often used as a gemstone. ...
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An anesthesiologist (American English), or anaesthetist (British English), is a medical doctor trained to administer anesthesia and manage patients medically before, during, and after surgery. ...
Anchor has a number of meanings: Look up anchor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Anchor, a device used to attach a ship or boat to the bottom Anchor (climbing), a device used in climbing Anchor, Shropshire, a village in England Screw anchor, a device for fastening screws in a brittle...
Tug of war Tug of war, tug o war, or tug war, also known as rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. ...
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Inuit parka. ...
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A geek is an individual who is fascinated by knowledge and imagination, usually electronic or virtual in nature. ...
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This article deals primarily or exclusively with the definition of Asian in English-speaking countries, mainly referring to immigrants or descendants of immigrants living therein. ...
Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir). ...
East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ...
Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
ASS or ass has several meanings: In zoology, an ass was the original word for donkey. ...
Binomial name Equus asinus Linnaeus, 1758 For other uses, see Donkey (disambiguation). ...
Bottom commonly refers to the human buttocks but also has other uses. ...
Arse in English was first recorded circa 1400 (in arce-hoole) and is commonly used in English speaking countries such as the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, some former parts of the British Empire. ...
Look up synecdoche in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
A power of attorney or letter of attorney in common law systems or mandate in civil law systems is an authorization to act on someone elses behalf in a legal or business matter. ...
In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ...
An attorney is someone who represents someone else in the transaction of business: For attorney-at-law, see lawyer, solicitor, barrister or civil law notary. ...
// Artists impression of an English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions which employ a split profession (as opposed to a fused profession) in relation to legal representation. ...
A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaningâsee below). ...
A district attorney is, in some U.S. jurisdictions, the title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of criminals. ...
Binomial name Solanum melongena L. The eggplant, aubergine or brinjal (Solanum melongena) is a solanaceous plant bearing a fruit of the same name, commonly used as a vegetable in cooking. ...
B | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | banger | 1. a sausage, as in "bangers and mash" 2. an old motorcar in a state of disrepair (US: beater) | a type of firework | | | bang(s) | | small explosions or reports; have sexual intercourse with (vulgar slang) ( usu. bang one out; bang some chick) | locks of hair on forehead (UK: fringe) | | base | | foundation, starting point; many meanings in sciences, architecture, politics, etc.; see base | in baseball, one of the three places a runner can stand in safety; hence in many fig. senses, off one's base (crazy), to get to first base (esp. in neg. constr., to get a first important result); more recently (slang), a metaphor for one of three different stages in making out (q.v.) -- see baseball euphemism; more s.v. home run | | bash | masturbate (vulgar slang) (usu.Bash one out or Have a bash) (but Have a bash more often means the same as Have a go - to try to achieve something, as in "have a bash at this crossword") | to strike physically a party (usu. a large one) | to attack verbally | | bath | (n.) plumbing fixture for bathing * (US: bathtub) (usu. pl.) swimming pool (v.) to bathe, or give a bath to | (n.) the act of bathing a (financial) loss | (n.) a bathroom *; esp. a half bath has sink and toilet but no shower stall or bathtub; a 3/4 bath has sink, toilet, and shower stall, but no bathtub | | bathroom | room containing a bath (US: bathtub) or shower, other washing facilities, and usu. (but not necessarily) a toilet | | room, in a home or hotel room, containing a toilet, related washing facilities, and often, but not necessarily, a shower and/or bathtub (Hence "Going to the bathroom" is a euphemism for going to the toilet even in a setting where one would not expect to find a bath, e.g. a restaurant or shop) (a room without shower or bathtub may also be known as a powder room, but this usage may be considered dated) | | beater | | person who flushes game from concealment so it can be shot at by 'the guns' something or someone that beats | used car in very poor condition (UK: banger) (slang) wifebeater (q.v.) a sleeveless undershirt (from the stereotype that poor men who wear them beat their wives, perhaps from Jackie Gleason in "The Honeymooners" TV series (50s/60s U.S.)) | | beaver [?] | beard; a bearded man (archaic slang) | aquatic rodent known for building dams woman's undepilated external genitalia (obscene slang) | female pubic hair (slang) | | bespoke | (esp. of apparel) made to the customer's specification (US: custom-made, tailor-made) | pret. of bespeak | | | bill | The bill = the police (slang, poss. from Old Bill) | invoice; request for payment (also UK/US: cheque/check, tab) | a piece of paper money (UK: note/banknote) | | billion | (traditionally) million million (1012) (US: trillion) | thousand million (109) (now most common in both UK and US) (traditional UK: milliard) (see also Long and short scales) | | | bin | (or dustbin, rubbish bin, ashbin) waste container (US: trash can, ashcan, garbage can) hence v. to bin something means to throw it away. (bread bin) container for storing bread (US: breadbox) Look up base in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...
One subject often used as a metaphor for physical intimacy, especially to describe the level of intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships, is the game of baseball. ...
A swimming pool, sometimes also referred to in some countries as a swimming bath(German. ...
A typical American bathroom A bathroom is a room that may have different functions depending on the cultural context. ...
A bathtub A bathtub (AmE) or bath (BrE) is a plumbing fixture used for bathing. ...
Flush toilet. ...
Flush toilet. ...
Boris Ignatovich, The shower, ca. ...
A bathtub A bathtub (AmE) or bath (BrE) is a plumbing fixture used for bathing. ...
Species C. canadensis C. fiber Beavers are semi-aquatic rodents native to North America and Europe. ...
Pubic hair is hair in the frontal genital area, the crotch, and sometimes at the top of the inside of the legs; these areas form the pubic region. ...
Bespoke is a usually British English term for clothing made at a customers behest, and exactly to the customers specification. ...
Look up billion in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The long and short scales are two different numerical systems used throughout the world: Short scale is the English translation of the French term échelle courte. ...
A waste container (known more commonly in British English as a dustbin and American English as a trash can) is a container, which can be made out of metal or plastic¹, used to store refuse. ...
Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...
A typical wooden breadbox. ...
| a usu. large receptacle or container for storage ("a grain bin"; "Scrooge McDuck's money bin") | | | bird | one's girlfriend or any young female (slang; getting rarer and considered derogatory by some) prison sentence (slang) | avian creature an aircraft | insulting hand gesture involving shaking one's fist towards someone with knuckles pointing towards the person being insulted and the middle finger extended (as in “flipping someone the bird”) (slang) | | biscuit | baked sweet or savoury cake-like item, usu. flat, which is hard when baked and softens over time (colloquially bikkies for sweet biscuits) (US: cookie (sweet biscuit), cracker savoury biscuit) (to take the biscuit) to be very surprising (US: take the cake) | | type of quick bread served with savory foods (UK: similar to a savoury scone, or similar in consistency to a croissant) | | blinder | excellent performance in a game or race (slang) | | either of two flaps on a horse's bridle to keep it from seeing objects at its sides (UK: blinker, also used in US) | | blinkers | leather flaps on a bridle used to restrict a horse's lateral vision* (US usu.: blinders)
| | lights on a car that indicate the direction about to be taken * (UK: indicators)
| | block | a building (block of flats, office block) | a solid piece of something to obstruct | in a city, the portion of a street between adjacent intersections* or an informal rough unit of distance derived from the length of the same | | bloody | expletive used to express anger ("bloody car") or shock ("bloody hell"), or for emphasis ("not bloody likely") (slang, today only mildly vulgar) * (similar US: goddamned) | having, covered with or accompanied by blood | considered a euphemism for more emphatic swear words | | blow off | to break wind ("perform oral sex" is to give a blow job) | | to not turn up to meet somebody (UK: blow out ("I'm just too busy, I'll have to blow you out for this evening.") | | bog | toilet (slightly vulgar slang) (bog off) go away (slightly vulgar slang, often jocular) | wetland that accumulates appreciable peat deposits | | | bogey | dried mucus usu. after extraction from the nose (US: booger) (informal)
| the score of one over par in golf | An unidentified aircraft, often assumed to be that of an enemy Alternate spelling of "Bogie" (nickname of Humphrey Bogart) Scrooge McDuck or Uncle Scrooge is a fictional Scottish character created by Carl Barks who first appeared in Dell Comics Four Color Comics #178 Christmas on Bear Mountain in December 1947. ...
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A chocolate chip cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie (sometimes spelled cooky) is a small, flat baked pastry. ...
A Cheez-It cracker. ...
Scones with honey. ...
A bridle is a piece of equipment used to control a horse. ...
Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ...
Bloody is the adjectival form of blood but may also be used as a swear word or expletive attributive (intensifier) in Britain, Ireland, South East Asia, Australia, and increasingly North America. ...
The word expletive is currently used in three senses: syntactic expletives, expletive attributives, and bad language. The word expletive comes from the Latin verb explere, meaning to fill, via expletivus, filling out. It was introduced into English in the seventeenth century to refer to various kinds of padding -- the padding...
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Profanity is a word choice or usage which its audience considers to be offensive. ...
Lütt-Witt Moor, a bog in Henstedt-Ulzburg in northern Germany. ...
Flush toilet. ...
A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ...
Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Mucus. ...
Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use a fixed standard playing area. ...
Humphrey DeForest Bogart (December 25, 1899 â January 14, 1957) was an American actor. ...
| | boiler | 1.*device (usu. oil or gas-fired) for heating water for central heating or hot water, "central heating boiler" (US furnace); 2.an old fowl best cooked by boiling; 3. (derogatory) an ugly woman (usually in the phrase "old boiler") A boiler is a closed vessel in which water or other fluid is heated under pressure. ...
A furnace is a device for heating air or any other fluid. ...
| vessel in which steam is generated | | | bomb (slang) | a striking success; used in the phrases "go (like) a bomb" and "go down a bomb"; Go like a bomb also means, when used of a vehicle, to go very fast | | (v.) to be a failure ("the show bombed"); also as n. (n., used with the) something outstanding ("that show was the bomb"); sometimes spelled da bomb | | bombardier | corporal in the Royal Artillery - see Bombardier (rank) | | crewman in a bomber aircraft who aims and drops the bombs - see Bombardier (air force) (UK: bomb aimer) | | bonk | act of sexual intercourse, or to have sexual intercourse (slightly vulgar slang) (US: boink) bonking off to masturbate. | blow to the head (n. and v.) to suffer glycogen depletion in an endurance sporting event; see bonk (condition) | | | bonnet | hinged cover over the engine in a car (US: hood) various types of Scottish or Irish soft hat | hat tied under chin worn by a baby or (archaically) a woman | | | boob | a mistake (slang); (v.) to make a mistake | woman's breast (slightly vulgar slang) | stupid person | | boob tube | woman's shoulderless, strapless top (US: tube top) | | (the boob tube) television (slang) | | boot | storage compartment of a car (US: trunk) | footwear covering lower leg to kick something hard to start up a computer | (Denver boot, car boot) device used to render cars immobile (UK: wheel clamp) to expel (UK: give someone the boot) to vomit (slang) | | bottle | courage ("he's got some bottle") (slang) (US: moxie) to cease to do something through fear ("he's bottled out", "he bottled it") (slang, probably from Cockney rhyming slang "bottle and glass" = "arse") to attack somebody with a broken bottle (slang) Give it some bottle = put some effort into it Corporal is a rank in use in some form by most militaries, police forces or other uniformed organizations around the world. ...
Tactical Recognition Flash of the Royal Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army. ...
For Bombardier Group, Canada see: Bombardier United Kingdom Bombardier and lance-bombardier are British Army ranks used in the Royal Artillery instead of (respectively) corporal and lance-corporal. ...
The crews of bomber aircraft, historically, included a bombardier, as they were known in the United States, or a bomb aimer, as they were known in other countries, who was responsible for targetting the planes munitions. ...
Bonk is a jargon term used by endurance athletes, primarily cyclists, to describe a condition when athletes glycogen stores in the liver and muscles are depleted, resulting in a major performance drop. ...
Look up bonnet in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The phrase boob tube has two meanings: Look up Boob tube in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In British English, a boob tube is a womans top; see tube top. ...
A tube top (British: boob tube) is a shoulderless, sleeveless tube that wraps the torso (not reaching higher than the armpits). ...
A BlueGene supercomputer cabinet. ...
Denver Boot as used by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation Less secure style of wheel clamp as used in England A wheel clamp (American English: Denver boot, or boot) is a device that is designed to stop vehicles from moving. ...
Reusable glass milk bottles A bottle is a small container with a neck that is narrower than the body and a mouth. ...
Cockney rhyming slang (sometimes initialized as CRS) is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ...
| container for liquids (the bottle) alcohol, heavy drinking (metaphorical slang) | | | box | a gift in a box, hence Boxing Day genital protector used in cricket (US similar: cup) (the box) television set (slang) (US: idiot box, boob tube) a box stall in a barn any of various box-like structures, such as: signal box (US: switch/signal/interlocking tower) telephone box (US & UK also: telephone booth), more at call box witness box (US: witness stand) either one of the two marked areas adjacent to the goalmouth on a football (soccer) pitch (see here) see also box junction | (n.) rigid container (v.) to attack using one's fists, as in boxing female genital area - vagina
| any of various areas on a baseball diamond (as for the batter, or the pitcher, the catcher, etc.) female genitalia (obscene slang) * (box canyon) a canyon with vertical walls (box car) a type of enclosed railroad freight car (UK: goods van) | | braces | over-the-shoulder straps to support trousers * (US usu. suspenders) | devices for straightening teeth | support that steadies or strengthens something else leg supports (UK: callipers) tertiary enclosing punctuation: { } (UK: curly brackets) | | brackets | enclosing punctuation: ( ) (US & UK also: parentheses); more at braces | supports for shelves, etc. attached to a wall | secondary enclosing punctuation: [] (UK: square brackets) | | brilliant | excellent, of the highest quality (rarely, ironic) | very bright (of a light or a brain) very intelligent | stupid (ironic use) | | bud | | undeveloped shoot which normally occurs in the axil of a leaf or at the tip of a plant stem | marijuana (slang) hand-rolled marijuana cigarette (slang), compare joint shortening of 'buddy', used to address strangers assuming a non-existent familiarity (UK: similar: mate) | | buffet | Railway carriage containing a refreshment counter selling snacks and drinks, esp. on a train on which a full restaurant car (US: dining car) service is not provided | 1.refreshment counter or bar; 2.a meal set out on a table, etc. for diners to serve themselves Functional group of an alcohol molecule. ...
Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ...
Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ...
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A classic UK red telephone box. ...
A witness box is part of a court room. ...
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A box junction is a traffic control measure designed to prevent gridlock at busy road junctions. ...
For the Wikipedia term see Wikipedia:Userboxes An empty corrugated box An elaborate wooden box Boxes are highly variable receptacles. ...
Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo DomÃnguez (left, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also called prizefighting or pugilism is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called...
A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...
Grand Canyon, Arizona Noravank Monastery Complex and Canyon in Armenia. ...
A boxcar (the American term; the British call this kind of car a goods van) is a railroad car that is enclosed and generally used to carry general freight. ...
Flower buds have not yet bloomed into a full-size flower. ...
The axil is the space or angle between a primary stalk or branch and a smaller branch or leaf coming off from the primary branch. ...
A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...
Buffett is a surname of French origin. ...
A Chinese buffet restaurant in the U.S. A buffet (buh-FAY or /bÉ.Ëfei/) is a meal-serving system where patrons serve themselves. ...
| a type of sideboard | | bug | | insect of the order Hemiptera pathogen, bacteria, germ covert listening device (orig. US) defect in software (orig. in a machine) (orig. US) an enthusiast of something (orig. US) Volkswagen Beetle (v.) to apply a covert listening device (orig. US) | any of various insects * (nontechnical usage) an important person ("a big bug"); also, someone crazy (as in "firebug", a pyromaniac) (v.) to annoy (colloquial) * to go away, depart, also from a responsibility (used with out) (bug off) to go away (often as a command) (from UK bugger, q.v.) | | bugger | to engage in or someone who engages in anal sex a form of address for either a person or item, either jocular ("he's a generous bugger") or less so ("he's a mean bugger") (slang) (buggered) 1. broken, not working (typically of mechanical devices, e.g. "the engine's buggered") (slang); 2. syn. for bothered (e.g. "I didn't do it. I couldn't be buggered.") (slang) (bugger up) to make a mess of something (slang) (bugger off) (imperative) go away, leave me alone (slang) | | term of endearment, often used for children (slang) to engage in or someone who engages in zoophilia (in spoken English, the British "bugger" is sometimes misheard by Americans as "booger") | | buggy | 2-wheeled horse-drawn lightweight carriage baby transport vehicle also called (UK) pushchair (US: stroller) any of various light cart or cars ("a golf buggy") | (slang) an automobile (orig. US) see baby transport for details see also dune buggy, beach buggy | 4-wheeled horse-drawn lightweight carriage baby transport vehicle also called (US) baby carriage (UK: pram) regional (esp. South) for shopping cart (UK: trolley) (marsh/swamp buggy) a type of motor vehicle for marshland (slang) caboose (horse and buggy) something obsolete (as from before the invention of the automobile) | | bum | buttocks (slang) (US: butt); hence bum bag (US: fanny pack) to engage in anal sex (vulgar slang) | to cadge ("can I bum a cigarette off you?") (slang) | hobo, homeless person poor quality (slang) to sadden (often used with "out") | | bumps | a type of rowing race A method of marking someone's birthday. The person being bumped is held horizontally, face upwards, by all four limbs and projected up and down the same number of times as they are years old. Unkind celebrants allow the victim to hit both the floor and the ceiling. | a set of small protuberences | | | bureau | a type of writing table | a public office or government agency | a type of chest of drawers | | burn (n.) | (Scotland and Northern England) narrow river, stream -- more s.v. creek | wound caused by heat, or chemical agents, etc. | clearing (as in a forest) made by burning vegetation | | bus (v.) | | to travel by bus | to transport via bus to clear (as tables) in a restaurant; to work as a busboy | | butcher | (have a butcher's) to have a look (Cockney rhyming slang: butcher's hook = look) | to kill and cut up an animal for meat to kill messily, or someone who does so one who cuts and sells meat | to make a big mess of things; botch ("butcher it up"; "I butchered the spelling") | | butchery | slaughterhouse, abattoir | a cruel massacre a butcher's trade | a botch | | butt | | (n.) the (larger) end of anything, a stub; also, a cigarette a sudden blow given by the head of an animal a large wooden cask a person mocked by a joke (v.) to strike bluntly (as with the head) (butt in) to interfere when uncalled for (orig. US) | (colloquial) buttocks (UK usu. bum); hence butthead * (n.) (butt-in) one who butts in (v.) to cut off the end (of a log) (butt out) to stop interfering | | buzzard | A hawk of the genus Buteo | | a slang term for vulture | A sideboard is an item of furniture traditionally used for both storage and display. ...
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Suborders Archaeorrhyncha Clypeorrhyncha Prosorrhyncha Sternorrhyncha Hemiptera is a large, cosmopolitan order of insects, comprising some 67,500 known species in three suborders. ...
A pathogen or infectious agent is a biological agent that causes disease or illness to its host. ...
A bug is the common name for a covert listening device, usually a combination of a miniature radio transmitter with a microphone. ...
This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. ...
Roman men having anal sex. ...
Leda and the Swan, a 16th century copy after a lost painting by Michelangelo. ...
Booger may refer to: Booger (word), U.S. the crap that comes out your nose*Boogers (game), from the ImagiNation Network A Bigfoot-type cryptid of the southern U.S. variety, e. ...
Stroller redirects here. ...
Dune buggy George W. Bush in a Dune buggy A dune buggy is a recreational vehicle with small wheels, and thin tires, designed for use on water dunes or beaches. ...
A dune buggy is a recreational vehicle having big wheels and tires designed for use on sand dunes or beaches, especially a light vehicle with a modified engine mounted on an open chassis. ...
A row of parked (and very colorful) shopping carts equipped with a coin-operated mechanism. ...
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A Burlington Northern Railroad extended vision caboose at the end of a train entering Eola Yard, Aurora, Illinois, in 1993. ...
A horse and buggy circa 1910 The horse and buggy was a carriage drawn by a horse. ...
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A performance artist dressed as a hobo Hobo is a term that refers to a subculture of wandering homeless people, particularly those who make a habit of hopping freight trains. ...
A homeless man pushes a cart down the street. ...
Corpus bumps Girton at the 2005 May Bumps in Cambridge A bumps race is a form of rowing race in which a number of boats chase each other in single file; each boat attempts to catch the boat in front without being caught by the boat behind. ...
The French word bureau, which originally referred to an office, can in English refer to: a sort of desk with drawers, such as a writing table or a pedestal desk the Bureau Mazarin is a 17th century desk form named after Cardinal Mazarin a public office or government agency the...
A writing table is usually a desk with a series of drawers directly under the surface of the table, to contain writing implements. ...
A chest of drawers is a piece of furniture with many parallel, horizontal drawers; traditionally used to store clothing. ...
A busboy is an assistant to a waiter or waitress, mainly specializing in setting and clearing tables or in some types of restaurants, in bringing the introductory foods, for example tortilla chips and salsa in a Mexican restaurant or bread in an Italian restaurant. ...
Cockney rhyming slang (sometimes initialized as CRS) is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London. ...
Genera Accipiter Micronisus Melierax Urotriorchis Erythrotriorchis The term hawk refers to birds of prey in any of three senses: Strictly, to mean any of the species in the bird sub-family Accipitrinae in the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis, and Megatriorchis. ...
A buzzard is a type of bird of prey, in any of several different but related senses: A medium-sized wide-ranging raptor with a robust body and broad wings. ...
Orders Falconiformes (Fam. ...
C | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | call box | telephone booth (UK also telephone box) | | roadside emergency telephone | | call for | | to require | to predict or anticipate ("The forecast calls for rain") | | campsite | area or park for people to camp in (US: campground) | | spot for a particular person or group to camp, often within a campground (UK: pitch) | | candy | (candy floss) heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick; something pleasing but having little worth (US: cotton candy for both senses) | (v.) to sugarcoat, or boil with sugar (as fruit) to sweeten | edible, sweet-tasting confection containing sugar, or sometimes artificial sweeteners, and often flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts or artificial flavours; a piece of candy * (cotton candy) (UK: sweets, confectionery) (eye candy) someone particular attractive in a sexy way. | | canfield | a patience (solitaire) card game (US: Klondike) | | a patience (solitaire) card game (UK: Demon) | | car | railway vehicle, only in combination (e.g. "restaurant car") (archaic) street tramway vehicle | motorcar (UK, q.v.) /automobile (US) | nonpowered unit in a railroad or railway train ("railroad car"; "a passenger/freight/parlor/dining/baggage etc. car") (see s.v. motor car, trolley; UK: cf. s.v. carriage, coach, wagon) elevator (q.v.) cage | | caravan | towed recreational vehicle containing accommodation (US: travel trailer) to take such a vehicle on holiday | overland trading convoy | | | caretaker | one who takes care of a building, usu. a state-owned building, i.e. school (US: janitor; cf. s.v. custodian) one put in charge of a farm after eviction of tenant | one who takes care of someone or something stopgap government or provisional government | one who takes care of real estate in exchange for rent-free living accommodations * | | carnival | | the days just preceding Lent comic good times marked by special events | a travelling circus or fair (UK: funfair) comprising amusement rides | | carriage | railway coach (q.v.) designed for the conveyance of passengers the conveying of goods or the price paid for it ("carriage-paid"); "handling" | 4-wheeled horse-drawn private passenger vehicle | (baby carriage) baby transport vehicle featuring the infant laying down facing the pusher (UK: perambulator, pram) -- more s.v. buggy | | carry-on, carryon | (colloquial) carrying-on, unruly behaviour | | luggage that can be carried aboard an aircraft, bus, or train (UK: cabin baggage) | | cart | a difficult or embarrassing state ("he was put in the cart") | usu. 2-wheeled one-horse vehicle (as that used in farming) | a lightweight wheeled vehicle, as for shopping, serving, carrying baggage, etc. (UK: trolley) cartridge (primarily related to video games) | | casket | | a small box, as for jewels (perh. dated) | a type of coffin | | casualty (person) | often, someone who has been wounded; hence casualty department (US: emergency room) | generally, someone who has been injured or killed | often, someone who has been killed; see also casualty insurance | | catapult | small Y-shaped handheld projectile weapon often used by children (US: slingshot) | a type of medieval siege engine an aircraft catapult | (v.) rise quickly | | chaps [?] | men and/or boys (but increasingly used for people of either sex; in the singular it still almost exclusively refers to a male) (US: guys) one's friends ("the chaps") (US: the guys) cheeks - as in Bath Chaps - stewed pigs' cheeks, a delicacy | | leather leggings worn by cowboys and designed to protect the legs against thorns (sometimes pronounced shaps), short for "chaparajos" | | check | | examine for a particular purpose a pattern of coloured squares a warning given in chess | leave items in the care of someone else (e.g. at a cloakroom; hence checkroom) (also check mark) mark used to denote 'correct' or indicate one's choice (UK: tick, q.v.) request for payment, especially at a restaurant; bill check is also the US spelling of UK cheque | | checker | | one that checks (e.g. an inspector) | a store or shop cashier (almost always a grocery store) (checkers) a popular board game (UK: draughts) | | cheers (interjection) | said to express gratitude in England, or on parting (slang). Also cheerio. | used as a toast or valediction | | | chemist | pharmacist, pharmacy (US similar: druggist, drugstore) | student or researcher of chemistry | | | chip in | to express one's opinion (as in a conversation); to "chime in" | to contribute (as money) (orig. US) | | | chips (food) | French fries, although usu. thicker cut than American fries closer to American steak fries
| French fries, in (orig. UK) phrase fish and chips; computer chips | thin slices of fried potato* (UK: crisps) | | chippie, chippy | carpenter (slang); fish-and-chip shop (slang) (Scot, Ire: chipper) | | loose woman (dated slang); the N. American bird Chipping Sparrow | | chum | A popular brand of canned dog food (officially Pedigree Chum) | friend (sometimes ironic) | (n.) waste products from fish processing (heads, tails, blood etc.) often used for shark fishing (v.) to spread fish entrails etc. in the hope of luring sharks. "We chummed the water all morning, but never spotted any dorsal fins." Has some cross-over usage metaphorically in non-fishing situations. A call box or callbox is a (usually metal) box containing a special-purpose direct line telephone or other telecommunications device, which has been used by various industries and institutions as a way for employees or clients at a remote location to contact a central dispatch office. ...
A classic UK red telephone box. ...
Emergency telephone on a beach at Trefor in North Wales An Emergency telephone is a phone specifically provided for making calls to emergency services and are most often found in places of special danger or where it is likely that there will only be a need to make emergency calls. ...
Campsites are often situated in or near forests. ...
Canfield is either of two solitaire/patience card games: In British English, it refers to Klondike solitaire. ...
Klondike is a solitaire card game often known purely by the name of Solitaire. It is probably the most well known solo card game. ...
Canfield is a solitaire card game with a very low probability to win. ...
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Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...
A railroad car (or, more briefly, car, not to be confused with railcar), also known as an item of rolling stock, is a vehicle on a railroad (or railway) that is not a locomotive â one that provides another purpose than purely haulage, although some types of car are powered. ...
Look up caravan and Caravan in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A camper built on a light truck chassis. ...
A travel trailer or caravan is a small trailer in which people can live and travel simultaneously. ...
A convoy is a group of vehicles traveling together for mutual support. ...
The word caretaker may have numerous meanings, but the most common two are (1) a person or persons who cares for a property in exchange for rent-free living accommodations and (2) temporary government which takes control until a stable rule can be restored. ...
A provisional government is an emergency or interim government set up when a political void has been created by the collapse of a previous administration or regime. ...
Carnival or Carnivale is an annual Christian festival season. ...
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The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ...
Roundabouts (or carousels) are traditional attractions, often seen at fairs. ...
Catherine IIs carved, painted and gilded Coronation Coach (Hermitage Museum) George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a landau with footmen and an outrider, Canada 1939 The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs (elliptical springs in the 19th century...
// Original meaning and etymology The original meaning of the term coach was: a horse-drawn vehicle designed for the conveyance of more than one passenger â and of mail â and covered for protection from the elements. ...
Stroller redirects here. ...
A cart is a vehicle or device, using two wheels and normally one horse, designed for transport. ...
A row of parked (and very colorful) shopping carts equipped with a coin-operated mechanism. ...
In various types of electronic equipment, a cartridge can refer one method of adding different functionality or content (e. ...
Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a universal phenomenon. ...
An open casket A coffin (in North American English, also known as a casket, although the design is different - coffins taper towards the feet while caskets remain the same width) is a funerary box used in the display and containment of deceased remains -- either for burial or cremation. ...
A casualty is a person who is the victim of an accident, injury, or trauma. ...
The emergency room is the American English term for a room, or group of rooms, within a hospital that is designed for the treatment of urgent and medical emergencies. ...
Casualty insurance is a broad category of insurance that includes almost any coverage that is not related to life, health, or property. ...
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Replica battering ram at Château des Baux, France. ...
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Chaps are sturdy leather coverings for the legs. ...
Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ...
Draughts (drafts or //) (British English) or checkers (American English, sometimes spelled chequers in British English) is a group of abstract strategy board games between two players which involve diagonal moves of uniform pieces and mandatory captures by jumping over the enemys pieces. ...
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French fried potatoes, commonly known as French fries or fries (North America) or chips (United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland and Commonwealth) are pieces of potato that have been chopped into batons and deep fried. ...
The example shows modern packaging. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Potato chips. ...
The example shows modern packaging. ...
Binomial name Spizella passerina (Bechstein, 1798) The Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina, is a small sparrow. ...
Chum can mean: a friend (chiefly a U.K. term but also fully understood in U.S.) a type of salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), native to the northern Pacific and adjacent waterways a mixture of fish parts and blood used to attract sharks any foods used to attract fish or other...
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Orders Carcharhiniformes Heterodontiformes Hexanchiformes Lamniformes Orectolobiformes Pristiophoriformes Squaliformes Squatiniformes Symmoriida(extinct) Sharks (superorder Selachimorpha) are fish with a full cartilaginous skeleton[1] and a streamlined body. ...
| | cider | fermented alcoholic drink made from apples (US: hard cider) | | a kind of apple juice | | Cinderella | a team which underachieves, or is overshadowed by successful neighbouring rivals | fairy tale character | a lowly sports team or individual which enjoys an unexpectedly good run in a tournament | | clerk (see also pronunciation differences) | | administrative worker | (or salesclerk) store or shop worker (UK: shop assistant) hotel employee at the reservation desk (UK: receptionist) | | closet | any small room (esp. Northern England, Scotland, & Ireland); hence water closet, a room containing a flush toilet, later the toilet itself | a private chamber for retirement in secret; (come out of the closet) to reveal what was secret (especially in relation to homosexuality) | a cabinet or wardrobe, as for utensils or apparel; in the latter case oftenest built-in; hence e.g. walk-in closet, linen closet, and skeleton in the closet (UK also: in the cupboard) * | | coach | bus with of higher standard of comfort, usually chartered or used for longer journeys* tutor, usu. private, who prepares pupils for examinations * railway carriage * | enclosed horse-drawn passenger carriage sports trainer | extracurricular sports teacher at a school (UK: PE teacher) lowest class on a passenger aircraft | | cob | (mainly Northern & Central Eng.) a type of bread roll ("Chip cob", "ham cob", "pack of six cobs please") (pl.) large globules of sweat ("I'm sweating cobs") | corncob a building material a type of horse a male swan | | | cock | (n.) form of address to a man to gain attention or greet e.g. "Wotcha cock!" (n.) a popular personage e.g. Cock o' the North | (n.) a male bird; esp., an adult male chicken (US oftenest rooster) (n.) vulgar slang for a penis (v.) to set the hammer or firing pin of a loaded firearm ready for firing; likewise, to "cock the shutter" of an old, spring-activated camera | | | collect | To win a bet (from the idea of picking up the winnings) | (v.) to gather together, to pick up; (orig. US) to pick up a person or thing (n.) short prayer read during the first part of a church service as practised by certain parts of the Christian faith; mainly Anglican and Roman Catholic. | (adj., adv.) charged to the receiver ("to call collect", to reverse the charges) ("a collect call") [from collect on delivery] | | college | part of the name of some state secondary schools (US approx.: high school) and many independent schools (US approx.: prep school) educational institution between school and university (e.g. sixth form college, technical college, college of further education) vocational training institution professional association which usu. grants some form of professional qualifications, mostly in the medical field (e.g. Royal College of Surgeons) | constituent part of some larger universities, especially ancient universities | an independent institution of higher education (as a small university or a division of a university) granting bachelor's degrees generic term for higher education, but only at the undergraduate level | | comforter | a baby's dummy (q.v.) | one who comforts | quilted bedspread | | commissioner | professional head of the Metropolitan Police and City of London Police (US: chief of police) | | political head of a police department member of any commission | | commode | | portable toilet for use in a room without plumbing | normal toilet, in a bathroom (q.v.) | | compensation | | the act of compensating damages awarded for a legal wrong (workers' compensation) payment to injured workers | remuneration received by employees (unemployment compensation) compensation paid to an unemployed person (as a laid-off worker), arising from government resources | | concession | reduction in price (discount) for a certain category of person | the action of conceding in politics, the action of a candidate yielding to another an area within one country that is administered by another | a lease or grant of premises or land for a particular use, or the so contracted-out service, as in concession stand, i.e. a counter, stand or area at public entertainment venues where snacks and/or drinks are sold, often at inflated prices a concession stand | | condominium | | a political territory (state or border area) in or over which two sovereign powers formally agree to share equally dominium (in the sense of sovereignty) and exercise their rights jointly | (also condo) a type of joint ownership of real property (as an apartment building) in which portions of the property are commonly owned and other portions are individually owned; an apartment in a condominium | | constable | technically, a police officer of any rank, but usu. understood to mean a police officer of the lowest rank (one who holds no other more specific rank) (US: officer or patrolman) | | peace officer in a township without an organised police department official who serves summonses (UK: bailiff or sheriff's officer) | | construction | | the act or process of building or constructing; a structure; the construction industry from construe: the assigning of meaning to ambiguous terms | road construction and maintenance work; roadwork ("a construction area/zone") (UK: roadworks) | | cooker | an appliance for cooking food (US: cookstove, stove, range); see also AGA cooker a cooking apple, a large sour apple used in cooking | a pot or utensil for cooking in ("pressure cooker", "rice cooker", "slow cooker") | a person who cooks (UK always cook) | | cookie | a bun (Scotland) a biscuit of a particular variety, usually containing chocolate chips (often referred to as a "chocolate chip cookie") Cider in a pint glass Cider (or cyder) is an alcoholic beverage made primarily from the juices of specially grown varieties of apples. ...
A glass of clear apple juice, from which pectin and starch have been removed. ...
In United States sports, a Cinderella refers to a team or player who advances much further in a tournament than expected. ...
Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ...
The word clerk, derived from the Latin clericus meaning cleric, i. ...
Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into: differences in accent (i. ...
Wall closet in a residential house in the U.S. It is common for a mirror to be placed on the inside of a closet door. ...
Flush toilet A flush toilet or water closet is a toilet that disposes of the waste products by using water to sweep them away down a drainpipe. ...
Close coupled cistern type flushing toilet. ...
The expression being in the closet has been used to describe keeping secret ones sexual behavior or orientation, most commonly homosexuality or bisexuality, but also including transgender and transsexual people, paedophiles, and pederasts. ...
Homosexuality refers to sexual interaction and / or romantic attraction between individuals of the same sex. ...
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Look up cob, COB in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Two rolls Bread Rolls at a bakery Bread Rolls in a basket A bread roll is a piece of bread, usually small and round and is commonly considered a side dish. ...
Cob building dated 1539 in Devon, England. ...
Cock o the North may refer to a number of things; Cock o the North (individual) was the nickname applied to the 4th Duke of Gordon, founder of the British Army Regiment bearing his name; the 92nd Gordon Highlanders Cock o the North (locomotive) was a P2 class LNER railway...
Rooster crowing during daylight A Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel crowing A rooster or cock is a male chicken, (Gallus gallus) the female being a hen. ...
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An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ...
The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients. ...
Ancient universities is a British term to indicate those of the universities that were founded in the middle ages. ...
A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ...
A comforter is a type of beddingâ a soft flat bag used on a bed as a type of bed cover. ...
Commissioner is a designation that may be used for a variety of official positions, especially referring to a high-ranking public (administrative or police) official, or an analogous official in the private sector (e. ...
Metropolitan Police redirects here. ...
City Police Mounted Section officer The City of London Police is the Home Office police force responsible for the City of London, including the Middle and Inner Temple. ...
Flush toilet. ...
Compensation has several different meanings as indicated below. ...
In law, damages refers to the money paid or awarded to a claimant (as it is known in the UK) or plaintiff (in the US) following their successful claim in a civil action. ...
Tort is a legal term that means a civil wrong, as opposed to a criminal wrong, that is recognized by law as grounds for a lawsuit. ...
Workers compensation (colloquially known as workers comp in North American English or compo in Australian English) is a form of insurance that provides medical care and compensation for employees who are injured in the course of employment in abrogating the employees right to sue their employer for the tort...
Remuneration is pay or salary, typically monetary compensation for services rendered, as in a employment. ...
Unemployment Compensation is an amount received by a taxpayer, originating from the United States or a State. ...
In politics, a concession is the act of a candidate yielding to the other condidate. ...
In international law, a condominium is a territory in which two sovereign powers have equal rights. ...
This article refers to a form of housing. ...
A red brick apartment block in central London, England, on the north bank of the Thames An apartment building, block of flats or tenement is a multi-unit dwelling made up of several (generally four or more) apartments (US) or flats (UK). ...
A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. ...
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Roadworks on the A9 Autobahn in Germany. ...
Photograph of a modern 3 oven AGA cooker The AGA cooker is a stored-heat oven invented in 1922 by the Nobel Prize-winning Swedish physicist Dr. Gustaf Dalén (1869 - 1937), who also founded the AGA company. ...
| a small packet of information stored on users' computers by websites | a small, flat baked cake * (UK usu. biscuit, q.v.) fellow, guy * ("a tough cookie"); also, an attractive girl * (that's the way the cookie crumbles) that's how things go (to toss one's cookies) to vomit (cookie-cutter) trite, banal in army slang, a cook. | | cop | to take ("cop a look at this", "cop one of these") (slang) to be blamed for, be caught ("he'll cop it!") (slang) | police officer (short for "copper") (slang) (cop a feel) to grope (slang) | (cop a plea) (law, orig. slang) to plead guilty to a lesser offence to not be tried for a graver charge; compare plea bargain (cop a squat) to take a seat (slang) | | copper | low value coin, brown or 'copper' coloured (currently 1p and 2p coins) large copper vessel used for heating water and washing clothes (archaic) | the metallic element Cu police officer (slang, orig. UK) | | | coriander | the leaves of the coriander plant, used as a herb (US: cilantro or Chinese parsley) | the plant Coriandrum sativum dried seeds of this plant | | | corn | wheat in England, oats in Scotland and Ireland any of various cereal plants or grains (US usu.: grain), also in combination (e.g. cornfield, a field of any cereal) (see also US) HTTP cookies, sometimes known as web cookies or just cookies, are parcels of text sent by a server to a web browser and then sent back unchanged by the browser each time it accesses that server. ...
A chocolate chip cookie In the United States and Canada, a cookie (sometimes spelled cooky) is a small, flat baked pastry. ...
A plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal or copping a plea) is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Standard atomic weight 63. ...
Binomial name Coriandrum sativum L. Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. ...
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| in both dialects, the principal crop cultivated in a particular region Indian Corn, in corn on the cob, corn flakes, popcorn horny swelling on the foot | Zea mays; originally known as Indian corn (q.v.; UK usu.: maize or sweetcorn); hence cornfield, cornstarch (UK: corn flour), corn bread, cornball, cornblade, etc. something corny *, hence cornball | | cot | infant bed; hence cot death (US: crib) | | camp bed | | coulee | | a (solidified) stream of lava | (chiefly Western, orig. Canadian) a deep steep-sided ravine formed by erosion, or a small valley or stream | | court shoe | a women's dress shoe with a heel (US: pump) | | a type of athletic shoe used for sports played on an indoor court, such as volleyball or squash; confusingly, athletic shoes such as this are known as a 'pumps' in some British regional dialects. The Reebok Pump, a line of athletic shoes, further adds to the confusion. | | cowboy | an unscrupulous or unqualified tradesman | | a cowhand working with livestock, a legendary archetype found in wild west genre works (UK: drover) | | cracker | small parcel that makes an explosive report when pulled from both ends, traditionally pulled at Christmas attractive woman (slang) anything good ("the new product is a cracker") (slang) | thin, hard, unsweetened biscuit (formerly chiefly US, now common everywhere) | poor, uneducated, bigoted white person (also white cracker; derogatory slang, southeastern US); also, someone from Georgia or Florida | | crèche | day care, day nursery | | nativity scene, manger scene, crib (q.v.) * | | creek | tidal channel through a coastal marsh (orig. sense) | | any inland stream of water smaller than a river (other terms: UK: rill; No. Eng. & Scot.: burn; Eng. & New Eng.: brook; Midland US: run) | | crew | | body of people manning a vehicle of any kind gang of manual workers (e.g. road crew) group of friends or colleagues ("I saw him and his crew at the bar") | rowing as a sport | | crib (n.) | nativity scene, crèche (q.v.) *
| a manger or rack, or stall for cattle a plagiarism, as of a student ("crib sheet") cribbage | small enclosed bedstead for a child; hence crib death (UK: cot) (informal) one's house or apartment a bin for storing Indian corn a structure of logs to be anchored with stones; used for docks, dams, etc. (orig. Canada) a small raft of timber | | cuffs | | The ends of a garment's sleeves, furthest from the wearer short for handcuffs | An arrangement at the bottom of trouser-legs, in which the material is folded back upon itself to form a trough externally around the bottom of the leg. (UK: turn-ups) | | cunt | offensive (or sometimes indulgent) term often applied to men | vagina (usu. obscene) | offensive, obscene term usu. applied to women | | custodian | a football (soccer) goalkeeper | a keeper or guardian of a person or thing | one who cleans and maintains a building; a building superintendent, a janitor | Cornflakes in a bowl Corn flakes are a food made by combining cooked corn(maize) along with sugar, vitamins and minerals. ...
Popcorn Popcorn or Popping Corn is a type of maize which explodes from the kernel and puffs up when heated. ...
Products treated with cornstarch Cornstarch, or cornflour, is the starch of the maize grain, commonly known as corn. ...
Cornbread is a variety of quick bread (a bread leavened chemically, rather than by yeast) containing cornmeal. ...
A baby lying on an elevated mattress in an infant bed An infant bed is a small bed (commonly referred to as a cot in British English and a crib in American English) specifically for infants. ...
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death and crib death, is the term for the sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. ...
A coulee (or coulée) is a deep steep-sided ravine formed by erosion, commonly found in the northwestern United States and southwestern Canada. ...
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Court shoes are a high-heeled shoe with the heel ranging typically from 1 to 4 inches in height. ...
For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ...
The word cracker can refer to: Cracker (food), a thin, crisp, edible wafer, usually salty rather than sweet (usually biscuit in Commonwealth English)i love this crap its so tasty and awesome!uhhh A person who engages in security or software cracking, circumventing computer security systems; also known as a...
Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. ...
White cracker or more often just cracker was originally a pejorative term for a white person, mainly used in the Southern United States. ...
Day care is the care of a child during the day by a person other than the childs parents or legal guardians, often someone outside the childs immediate family. ...
A traditional nativity scene from Naples, Italy A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche (meaning crib or manger in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. ...
Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ...
In United Kingdom usage, the term creek refers exclusively to a tidal water channel. ...
Butchers Creek, Omeo, Victoria A stream, brook, beck, burn or creek, is a body of water with a detectable current, confined within a bed and banks. ...
A traditional nativity scene from Naples, Italy A nativity scene, also called a crib or crèche (meaning crib or manger in French) generally refers to any depiction of the birth or birthplace of Jesus. ...
Cribbage, or Crib, is a card game for two, three, four or six players that involves forming combinations of cards to accumulate points over a series of hands. ...
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as cot death and crib death, is the term for the sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. ...
Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ...
Cunt is an English vulgarism most commonly used in referring to the vulva, the vagina, the clitoris, and, more generally, the pubis, from the mons veneris to the perineum. ...
A custodian is a person that cleans and maintains large buildings. ...
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A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ...
The word super has several meanings: // Prefix First known as a prefix, meaning above, beyond, on top, besides, super- has a long history in the English language and has since evolved into a useful adjective and expletive as well. ...
A janitors bucket with mop A janitor is a person who takes care of a building, such as a school, office building, or apartment block. ...
D | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | daddy longlegs, daddy-long-legs | crane fly | daddy long-legs spider | harvestman | | davenport | a type of writing table * | [both prob. from the names of their resp. manufacturers; both old-fashioned] | a type of couch, often convertible into a bed | | dead | (of a cup, glass, or bottle) empty, finished with very, extremely ("dead good", "dead heavy", "dead rich") | deceased completely, perfectly ("dead straight", "dead on", "dead right") | | | dead beat, deadbeat | exhausted (slang) (US: dead tired) | | an idler; someone who does not pay their debts, often in construction ("deadbeat dad") (slang) | | DC [?] | detective constable (police) | direct current other expansions | District of Columbia | | deck | | (n.) the floor or level of a ship or other types of vehicles the roadway of a bridge a recording device (v.) to decorate for a festivity ("deck the halls with boughs of holly", "decked out with flags") to hit a person hard enough such that they fall to the floor (orig. US) | a pack of cards a wooden, raised platform adjoining a house, usu. enclosed by a railing a packet of narcotics (slang) (v.) to pile up (logs) on a deck of logs or a skidway (on deck) in baseball, the hitter due up next ("Albert is on deck, so they must be careful to not walk this batter."). A general usage connotes availability, e.g. "Who's on deck?" (Who is available to do this?). Occasionally used to indicate who is next in line. | | depot | a garage where buses or trams belonging to a particular company are stored and serviced when not in use | a storehouse or depository; a location for the storage of military or naval supplies. A slow-release drug injection (usu. psychiatric) | a railroad station or bus terminal or station; also, an air terminal | | DI | Detective inspector (police) | | Drill instructor (military) | | diary | personal calendar * (US: appointment book, appointment calendar, datebook) | personal journal | | | dim (trans. v.), dimmer (switch) | | to reduce the intensity of a domestic, industrial or other light; hence dimmer (switch) | to lower a vehicle headlight's beam, typically when approaching vehicles travelling in the opposite direction at night (UK: dip); hence dimmer switch (UK: dip switch) | | diner | | one who dines ("a picky diner") | railroad dining car (UK: restaurant car) a type of restaurant, traditionally often resembling a dining car | | dip (trans. v.), dip switch | to lower a vehicle headlight's beam, typically when approaching vehicles travelling in the opposite direction at night (US: dim); hence dip switch (distinguished from DIP switch) (US: dimmer switch) (n.) a slang term for a pickpocket | to lower into a liquid; esp., a sheep or dog in chemical solution; to lower and then raise | | | dirt | | substance(s) rendering something unclean incriminating evidence ("we've got the dirt on him now") | earth, soil * | | diversion | circuitous route to avoid roadworks (US: detour) | deviation; recreation; tactic used to draw attention away from the action | | | dock | water between or next to a pier or wharf (US: berth, also used in UK, or slip) section of a courtroom where the accused sits during a trial * | (v.) to reduce an employee's wages, usu. as discipline | constructed place to moor a boat or engage in water sports (largely interchangeable with pier or wharf, although often with a modifier, such as "ferry dock", "swimming dock", etc.) | | docker | dockworker, stevedore * (US: longshoreman) | one that docks (as tails of animals) | | | dogging | various kinds of public sexual activity | pursuing diligently as a dog would | | | dollar | 5 shilling coin or equivalent amount (obsolete; used in slang until late 1960s/early 1970s, but some re-stamped Spanish dollar coins were used in the UK in the late 18th/early 19th century) | major unit of currency of the USA | | | dormitory, dorm | (n. or usu. adj.) (part of) a town where commuters live, usually dormitory town (US: bedroom or bedroom community) | (n.) large sleeping-room with many beds,* typically in a boarding school ("a sleeping dormitory"; usu. abbreviated to dorm) | building with many small private rooms, as for housing the students of a college (UK: hall(s) of residence, hostel) dormitory car — railway sleeping car Genera Over 14,000 The crane flies are a family (Tipulidae) of insects resembling giant mosquitoes. ...
Diversity 80 genera, 959 species Genera Spermaphora many others Check out the Daddy Long Legs at www. ...
The Phalangids or Opiliones (better known as harvestmen or daddy longlegs) are eight-legged invertebrate animals belonging to the order Opiliones in the class Arachnida, in the subphylum Chelicerata of the phylum Arthropoda. ...
A Davenport desk is a narrow, tall desk with an inclined lifting desktop attached with hinges to the back of the body. ...
Davenport was a word used for sofa in certain dialects in the Midwestern United States, especially in rural areas and among older people, usually those born pre-World War II. It got that name because of the high-quality furniture manufactured by the A.H. Davenport Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts...
Deadbeat Dad is a term (primarily U.S.) that refers to men who have fathered a child but fail to pay child support ordered by a family law court. ...
DC may stand for: // A. P. de Candolle in botanical nomenclature, a botanist who developed an extensive system of botanical classification Dendritic cell, a type of immune cell Doctor of Chiropractic, a health care profession DC - Dirty Cunt DC Shoes, a skateboarding apparel manufacturer Dot-com business, any company that...
Direct current (DC or continuous current) is the continuous flow of electricity through a conductor such as a wire from high to low potential. ...
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A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull[1] of a ship. ...
In general, a tape recorder, tape deck, or tape machine is any device that records a fluctuating signal by moving a strip of magnetic tape across a tape head, which is a strong electromagnet. ...
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A deck in the backyard of a suburban house. ...
A Depot is usually a centralised store or operating base for logistical use by commercial or governmental bodies. ...
DI has several meanings: Destination Imagination, an international childrens problem-solving competition Diabetes insipidus, a disease Digitally Imported Direct Injection, see fuel injection Drill instructor the IATA code for dba See also the word/name Di. ...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) is the branch of all British Police forces to which plain clothes detectives belong. ...
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For appointment diaries, see Personal organizer. ...
A common dual dimmer manufactured by Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Another dimmer by Colortran Dimmers are devices used to vary the brightness of a light. ...
A SAAB headlight with combination projector/reflector optics A headlight or headlamp is a lamp, usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a car, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as night or precipitation. ...
A diner in Freehold Borough, New Jersey This article is about a type of restaurant. ...
A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. ...
A SAAB headlight with combination projector/reflector optics A headlight or headlamp is a lamp, usually attached to the front of a vehicle such as a car, with the purpose of illuminating the road ahead during periods of low visibility, such as night or precipitation. ...
A DIP switch is an electric switch that is packaged in a standard Dual-Inline Package (DIP). ...
A common dual dimmer manufactured by Electronic Theatre Controls (ETC) Another dimmer by Colortran Dimmers are devices used to vary the brightness of a light. ...
Pickpocketing is a crime, a form of larceny which involves the stealing of money and valuables off the person of a victim without them noticing. ...
In the terminology of the DEA, diversion is the use of prescription drugs for recreational purposes. ...
Roadworks on the A9 Autobahn in Germany. ...
Dock can refer to several things: Places for the transfer of people and materials to, from, or between different forms of transport or working with transport: A maritime dock. ...
// Dogging is a British euphemism for engaging in sexual acts in a semi-public place (typically a secluded car park or a movie theater) or watching others doing so. ...
A typical American college dorm room Another typical not-so-clean college dorm room Watterson Towers, Illinois State University Potomac Hall, second-largest dormitory at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. ...
See Commute for other meanings. ...
Commuters waiting for the morning train in Maplewood, New Jersey A bedroom community, dormitory town, or commuter town is a community that is primarily residential in character, with most of its workers commuting to a nearby town or city to earn their livelihood. ...
A boarding school is an educational institution where some or all pupils not only study, but they also live, amongst their peers. ...
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The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ...
| | drape | | (v.) to hang limply | (n., usu. pl.) curtain | | draw (n.) | cannabis (slang) | an act of drawing, or something drawn a game result in which no player/team wins (also tie) | a ditch that draws water off an area of land a shallow valley or gully | | dresser (furniture) | a type of cupboard or sideboard esp. for kitchen utensils * | | a chest of drawers, usu. with a looking glass (UK: dressing-table) | | drop (of liquid) | several (fluid) ounces ("just a drop of tea, please") (meiotic usage) | droplet (less than a milliliter) | | | duck | a score of zero by a batsman in cricket a term of endearment A cupboard is a type of cabinet, often made of wood, used indoors to store household objects such as food and crockery. ...
A sideboard is an item of furniture traditionally used for both storage and display. ...
Food preparation utensils are used to make edible plants and materials into food, and can be as complicated as a blender or as simple as a pair of chopsticks. ...
A chest of drawers is a piece of furniture with many parallel, horizontal drawers; traditionally used to store clothing. ...
This article is about the Strategic Commands Airborne Nuclear Command Post. ...
Meiosis is a figure of speech which intentionally understates something or implies that it is less in significance, size, than it really is. ...
Bowler Shaun Pollock bowls to batsman Michael Hussey. ...
| (n.) a bird of the family Anatidae (v.) to lower the head or body suddenly, to dodge (v.) to plunge under the surface of water (n.) a heavy cotton fabric Subfamilies Dendrocygninae Thalassorninae Anserinae Stictonettinae Plectropterinae Tadorninae Anatinae Aythyinae Merginae Oxyurinae and see text Anatidae is the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swan. ...
| | | duff | of poor quality non-functional (up the duff) pregnant (slang, originally Australian) | a type of pudding coal dust | vegetable matter on the forest floor * (also in Scotland) buttocks (colloquial) | | dungarees | | sturdy protective bib trousers (cf. s.v. overall) | (slightly dated) jeans (blue denim jeans) | | dummy | rubber teat for babies (US: pacifier) | mannequin, especially for automobile crash tests fake, usu. legal idiot (slang) the contract bridge player who faces his hand after the bidding/auction | | | duplex | | composed of two parts two direction (electronical signalling) | (or duplex house) an often vertically divided two-family dwelling * (or duplex apartment) an apartment on two levels * (duplex locomotive) a large steam locomotive with two sets of driving wheels | Duff may refer to: // Wildfire terminology The layer of decomposing organic materials that resides between the mineral soil and the litter layer of freshly fallen twigs, needles, and leaves. ...
An overall is usually used as protective clothing when working, but they have sometimes been items of fashion. ...
Dummy may refer to: A mannequin The figure used by a ventriloquist A babys dummy â the British English equivalent word for a pacifier Something that is not real; a forgery Something that features certain aspects of a real object that require repeated or straining exposure to testing, but does...
A pacifier A pacifier (North American English), dummy (British, New Zealand, and Australian English) or soother (Canadian and Irish English), is a rubber, plastic, or silicone nipple given to an infant or other young child to suck upon. ...
A wooden mannequin For other uses, see Mannequin (disambiguation). ...
Karl Benzs Velo (vélo means bicycle in French) model (1894) - entered into the first automobile race 2005 MINI Cooper S. An automobile (also motor car or simply car) is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. ...
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Contract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game of skill and chance (the relative proportions depend on the variant played). ...
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A duplex house is a two-unit apartment building or condominium, usually indistinguishable from a normal house on the exterior. ...
A duplex locomotive is a steam locomotive that divides the driving force on its wheels by using two pairs of cylinders. ...
E | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | earth | safety connection of an electrical circuit, or to connect (an electrical device) to this (US: ground) | the planet Earth soil the burrow of some animals | | | efficiency | | the quality of being efficient | (or efficiency apartment) a minimal often furnished apartment, similar to a studio apartment (UK: compare bedsit) | | el | (L) letter identifying a learner driver; see L-plate | the letter L | an elevated railway (as that of Chicago or the now-defunct Third Avenue El in New York City) | | elevator | | flap on the back of an aeroplane used to control pitch moving belt to transport grain, hay bales, etc. | platform or cage moved vertically in a shaft to transport people and goods to various floors in a building (UK: lift) building for grain storage (in full grain elevator) | | engaged (adj.) | in use -- of a toilet/bathroom stall (US: occupied; but the opposite is vacant in both); of a telephone line (US & UK also: busy), hence engaged tone (US: busy signal) | committed; involved in something betrothed | | | engineer | a technician or a person that mends and operates machinery | one employed to design, build or repair equipment practitioner of engineering | one who operates an engine, esp. a locomotive (UK: engine driver) | | entrée | starter (q.v.) of a meal (traditionally, the course served between the fish and the joint, but now used for any starter) | (usu. "the entrée") right of entry, insider-type access | main course of a meal | | estate | any defined area of real property, as in housing estate (US: subdivision), council estate (US: housing project) or trading estate (US: industrial park) car with van-shaped body (US: station wagon) | grounds of a large piece of real property which features a mansion and beautiful landscaping property left by a deceased person | | Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ...
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Studio apartments are small, single-level living quarters intended for use by an individual. ...
A bedsit is a form of rented accommodation consisting of a single room with a shared bathroom and lavatory. ...
An L-plate is a square plate bearing a sans-serif letter L, for learner, which must be affixed to the front and back of a car in many countries if its driver is a learner under instruction. ...
The L[1], variously, if perhaps incorrectly, styled L, El, EL, or L, is the rapid transit system that serves Chicago, Illinois in the United States. ...
Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...
Third Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, running in that borough from East 4th Street north for over 120 blocks. ...
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Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Engineering is the design, analysis, and/or construction of works for practical purposes. ...
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For the university exchange program ENTREE, see European Network for Training and Research in Electrical Engineering. ...
Estate may refer to: Estate (law), a term used in common law to signify the total of a persons property, entitlements and obligations Immovable Property, Real Estate or Real Property Estate (house) may mean the grounds surrounding any very large property, such as a country house or mansion Estate...
Real property is a legal term encompassing real estate and ownership interests in real estate (immovable property). ...
A housing estate is a medium-to-low density residential area, usually part of a suburb of a town or city in a developed country. ...
Public housing describes a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...
An Estate (or housing estate) (mostly UK) refers to a defined area of housing, usually in a common style or built during the same period. ...
An industrial park (or industrial estate in British English) is an area of land set aside for industrial development. ...
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Landscaping refers to any activity that modifies the visible features of an area of land, including but not limited to: living elements, such as flora or fauna; or what is commonly referred to as Gardening efforts in the gestalt, the art and craft of growing plants with a goal of...
F | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | faculty | | division of a university, dealing with a specific group of disciplines (e.g. faculty of arts) | academic staff of a school, college or university | | fag | cigarette (slang) * (in England; obs.) young public schoolboy who acted as a servant for older pupils drudgery, chore ("it is such a fag -- I come back tired to death" -- J. Austen) | (v.) to tire, exhaust ("the fagged whale abated his speed" -- H. Melville) | male homosexual (short for faggot) (insulting slang) * | | faggot | kind of meatball (see faggot (food))
| bundle of sticks, usu. for use as firewood (old-fashioned; often spelled fagot). Male homosexual (insulting slang) (see faggot (slang)). | | | fall | to become pregnant. (Either as in 'I fell pregnant' or as in 'She fell for a baby.'); | descend or tumble | autumn | | fancy (v.) | (v.) exhibit a fondness or preference for something; exhibit an interest in or willingness to: date/court someone, commit some act, or accept some item of trade | | US colloq. equiv. of "to fancy" is "to like" something or someone (or regarding tastes and preferences, "to love"); "fancy" as a verb is now used in the US almost solely by UK ex-pats, but was once oft-used by Southern gentility (landed gentry) | | fanny | Vagina (slang), vulva (vulgar slang) (fanny about or fanny around, very mildly vulgar slang) to mess about or prevaricate ("Stop fannying about and hit it with the hammer") | | buttocks (colloquial); hence fanny pack (UK: bum bag) | | filth | (the filth) the police (derogatory slang) | dirt, disgusting substance obscene material | | | first degree | | the least serious category of burn (see article) | the most serious category of a crime; of murder, carries a lifetime prison- or death-sentence (also informal murder one; see article) | | first floor (of a building) | the floor above ground level (US: second floor) | | the floor at ground level (often, but not always, the same floor as a building's lobby) (UK: ground floor) | | fit (adj.) | (of a person) attractive, sexy (slang) | (of a person) in good physical condition suitable for some purpose (usu. followed by for or to) | | | fix (v.) | to make firm, fasten, or attach * (the original sense, no longer very common in US) to set or arrange (as a date) * ("A time has been fixed") | to repair (orig. US) to sterilise (an animal) to manipulate usually underhandedly ("To fix a fight by paying a boxer to take a dive.") | to adjust or prepare, esp. food or beverage * ("I'll fix you a sandwich") (esp. South) to get ready ("I'm fixing to retire") to get even with (someone) [1] (fix up) to provide | | flapjack | flat oat cake (US: granola bar) | | pancake | | flannel | a cloth for washing the face or body (US: washcloth) | particular type of fabric/material used for the manufacture of trousers or suits, but more commonly recognised in America as a fabric used in warm winter night clothes and sheets | | | flat | (n.) self-contained housing unit (US: apartment) (adj., of a battery) discharged, exhausted, dead | (adj.) level and smooth structured at a single level, not hierarchical | (n.) a flat tire an apartment that occupies the entire floor of a small building (upstate New York); used also in phrases such as railroad flat | | flip-flop | | a type of footwear (see article for synonyms) a type of electronic circuit | an about-face or U-turn (UK also: about-turn), as in politics | | fluid ounce (fl. oz.) | liquid measure equal to 28.41 millilitres | | liquid measure equal to 29.57 milliliters | | flyover | elevated road section (i.e. long road bridge, US: overpass) | | ceremonial aircraft flight (UK: flypast) higher-level road bridge that goes above both a lower bridge and a road below the lower bridge the flyover is a term for middle America, as distinct from the 'coasts'. | | football | (usually) Association football (US: soccer). Less frequently applied to Rugby football (espec. Rugby Union in English private schools) and in Hiberno-English Gaelic football. | | American football | | forward | | an area to the front an outgoing disposition a position in soccer in front of midfielders Two unlit filtered cigarettes. ...
A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ...
Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...
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Swedish meatballs See also meatball (disambiguation) A meatball is a generally spherical mass of ground meat and other ingredients, such as bread or breadcrumbs, minced onion, various spices, and possibly eggs, cooked by frying, baking, steaming, or braising in sauce. ...
Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Faggot A faggot is a kind of meatball, a traditional dish in the UK, especially the southwest of England, Wales, and the Black Country. ...
The shield and spear of the Roman god Mars, which is also the alchemical symbol for iron, represents the male sex. ...
Since its coinage, the word homosexuality has acquired multiple meanings. ...
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Elevator plate with floor numbering. ...
Historic Southern United States. ...
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A flip-flop is a type of footwear normally worn at beaches, often made with a foam rubber sole and two rubber straps that go between the middle side of the outer edge of the sole and the big toe-to second toe gap. ...
This article is about the electronic component. ...
In digital circuits, the flip-flop, latch, or bistable multivibrator is an electronic circuit which has two stable states and thereby is capable of serving as one bit of memory. ...
A flip-flop (used mostly in the United States) or a U-turn (used in the United Kingdom) is a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opinion. ...
A fluid ounce is a unit of volume in both the Imperial system of units and the U.S. customary units system. ...
The millilitre is the equivalent of a cubic centimetre. ...
The millilitre (ml or mL, also spelt milliliter) is a metric unit of volume that is equal to one thousandth of a litre. ...
The Red Arrows and Concorde conclude a special flypast over Buckingham Palace on 4 June, 2002 celebrating the Queens Golden Jubilee. ...
Flyover country or flyover states is an Americanism, a nickname popular among entertainers, businessmen, and others concerned with doing business on the coasts. ...
The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ...
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...
A rugby union scrum. ...
Gaelic football (Irish: Peil or Caid ), commonly referred to as football, Gaelic or GAA (gah), is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ...
United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ...
| a position in basketball, usually played under the net. | | fourth | | next after third (e.g. the fourth person, fourth floor) A musical interval Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...
| one of four equal parts into which something is divided (UK & US sometimes also quarter, q.v.) | | fringe | arrangement of locks of hair on the forehead (US: bangs) | the outer area of something a decorative border e.g. on clothing | holding an extreme political position ("lunatic fringe") | | frock | (or smock-frock) outer garment formerly common in rural Europe, see also overall (also short frock) indoor garment for children and young girls * a woman's dress or gown (dated) * A skirt is a traditionally feminine tube- or cone-shaped garment which is worn from the waist and covers the legs. ...
A nineteenth-century shepherd in a smock-frock. ...
| habit of monks and friars (also frock coat) a style of gentleman's jacket or coat, cut at knee length, usually worn as an outer garment. St. ...
Formal black frock coat with silk faced lapels, light grey waistcoat, striped trousers, button boots, gloves, cravat in ascot knot and tie pin; April 1904. ...
| | | full stop | punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence, sometimes used in speech for emphasis ("Whom does he support? Arsenal, full stop!") (US: period, q.v.) | | complete stop (as of traffic) [2] | | furnace | | large hearth or container for heating or melting metal, usually for an industrial process | principal domestic heat source in central heating based on water or steam (UK: boiler) | G | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | gagging | (especially as in gagging for it) desperate, especially for sex | choking fighting the urge to vomit ("that was so disgusting, I was gagging") | | | gallon | 4.54609 litres (about 6/5 of US gallon) | | 3.78541 litres (about 5/6 of UK gallon) | garage (see also pronunciation differences) | fuel filling station, e.g. "a Texaco garage" (also petrol station, US: gas station) a genre of music | place where vehicles are repaired building attached to or in the grounds of a residence for storing a car | (parking garage) building serving as a public parking facility (UK: multistorey car park or just multistorey) | | gas | | state of matter (see gas) natural gas | gasoline, hence gas station (UK: petrol) gas pedal (UK: accelerator) air trapped in the stomach (UK: wind) | | geezer | gangster, man (esp. Cockney) | | old person (derogatory; UK: old geezer [not derog.]) | | ginger | noun: often derogatory term for redhead (occasionally pronounced /'gɪ.ŋə/ to rhyme with 'ringer'); orange cat ("ginger tom") | the spice; adjective: redheaded (always pronounced /'dʒɪn.dʒər/ to rhyme with 'binger') | adjective: redheaded (rare, never derogatorily, and always pronounced /'dʒɪn.dʒər/ to rhyme with 'binger'); sometimes a female proper name | | give way | to give the right of way (to vehicles, pedestrians, etc.); hence give way sign (US: yield [the right of way]) | to retreat; to break down | | | glaze | | general term for thin shiny coatings applied to food, painted surfaces, clayware, etc.; a glossy surface | a slippery coating of ice (also known as sleet, q.v.); a stretch of ice | | gob | (n.) mouth; (v., slang) to spit | lump | a large amount ("gobs of") (slang) a sailor | | go down (fig.) | to leave a university (as Oxford) to come down (with an illness) | to be accepted or remembered | to go on, happen (often a major event, e.g. a drug bust "it's going down right now!" or "it went down last week". But also used as a greeting, "What's going down?"); oral sex | | goods | items to be transported (as by railway) ("a goods train") (US & UK also: freight) | useful objects or services; products; merchandising; personal property incriminating evidence ("we have the goods on him") | | | gooseberry | supernumerary third person preventing a couple from courting (US: third wheel) | a green hairy summer fruit (Ribes hirtellum in the USA), (Ribes grossularia in Europe) | | | government | the cabinet or executive branch (US: the administration) the political party supporting the cabinet in parliament | the act or office of governing | the collective agency through which government is exercised (UK: the state) all such individual agencies (UK: the public sector) | | grade (education) | a level of music examination ("Guitar grade 4". Usually refers to ABRSM. | (n. & v.) teacher's assessment of a student's work (UK also mark) | level or year of a student in elementary, middle, or high school ("in 10th grade") (UK equiv.: year); hence grader, a student in a specified grade ("a 10th grader") (grade school, the grades) elementary school see also Grade Point Average | | grade (other) | | (n.) a rating, degree, or level; (v.) to lay out in grades [US meaning generated grade separation and the idiom make the grade] | (n.) slope, gradient, or elevation; also ground level ("at grade", "over grade"); hence grade crossing (UK: level crossing) (v.) to level (as a roadbed), hence grader, construction machine for doing this * | | graduate (v.) (education) | to finish university with a degree | to move from a lower to higher stage; to effect change in steps; to mark with units of measurement or other divisions. | to finish studying at any educational institution by passing relevant examinations | | grass | an informant (often to the police) (to grass on) to tell on somebody (US: to squeal) | green ground cover marijuana | grazing; to feed (livestock) with grass (UK: at grass, to put out to grass) | | grill | to cook directly under a dry heat source (US: broil) | to question intensely | to cook over a gas or coal fire (UK: barbecue) | | ground floor (of a building) | | the floor at ground level (US usu.: first floor) | lower of two floors that are each at a different ground level due to sloping terrain (UK: lower ground floor) | | guard | the official in charge of a railway train (US & now UK also: conductor) | to watch over for security one who guards a protective device | military division used to help the country after a disaster in football, one of two offensive positions on either side of the center or a defensive position across from the center (nose-guard) one of two positions in basketball, usually players who are the best ball-handlers and shooters. Usually smaller than the forwards or center. Sometimes split between the defensive-guard and the play-making guard. The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is a unit of volume. ...
Garage has several meanings: Look up Garage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary In connection with vehicles, a garage has the following meanings: A building attached to or on the grounds of a residence for storing an automobile (UK: car) A garage that is open on at least 2 sides is...
Differences in pronunciation between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE) can be divided into: differences in accent (i. ...
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Natural gas is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane but including significant quantities of ethane, butane, propane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, helium and hydrogen sulfide. ...
Gasoline or petrol is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting mostly of hydrocarbons and enhanced with benzene or iso-octane to increase octane ratings, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ...
Modern gas station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and LPG. The term gas station is mostly particular to the United States of America and Canada, where petrol is known...
St Mary-le-Bow The term cockney refers to working-class inhabitants of London, particularly east London, and the slang used by these people. ...
Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Ginger is commonly used as a spice in cuisines throughout the world. ...
The phrase Right-of-way is used in two main ways: with reference to the question of which of two or more moving vehicles has priority: for right of way among boats and ships on the water, refer to International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. ...
Give Way aka Yield sign. ...
Oral sex consists of all sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, which may include use of the tongue, teeth, and throat, to stimulate genitalia. ...
Binomial name Ribes uva-crispa L. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ribes uva-crispa The Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa (syn. ...
Binomial name Ribes uva-crispa L. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ribes uva-crispa The Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa (syn. ...
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ...
The executive is the branch of a government charged with implementing, or executing, the law and running the day-to-day affairs of the government or state. ...
The term Administration, as used in the context of government, differs according to jurisdiction. ...
Political parties Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box: A political party is a political organization that seeks to attain political power within a government, usually by participating in electoral campaigns. ...
A parliament is a legislature, especially in those countries whose system of government is based on the Westminster system modelled after that of the United Kingdom. ...
A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. ...
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Music examinations are a way to formally assess the accomplishments of pupils learning musical instruments. ...
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music or ABRSM is an educational body that provides examinations in music. ...
A grade level is a numerical designation of the level or year a student has reached in school. ...
Educational oversight Secretary Deputy Secretary U.S. Department of Education Margaret Spellings Raymond Simon National education budget $1. ...
In the United States, grading is done with several different systems. ...
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An example of a four-level stack interchange in the Netherlands. ...
A grade (or gradient) is the pitch of a slope, and is often expressed as a percent tangent, or rise over run. It is used to express the steepness of slope on a hill, roof, or road, where zero indicates level (with respect to gravity) and increasing numbers correlate to...
Look up Slope in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
For other uses, see Gradient (disambiguation). ...
The term level crossing (also called a railroad crossing, railway crossing, train crossing or grade crossing) is a crossing on one level (at-grade intersection) â without recourse to a bridge or tunnel â of a railway line by a road, path, or another railroad. ...
Modern grader in use by the US military. ...
In popular language grass means a short, green, ground covering or lawn, usually, but not necessarily made of a true grass or grasses. ...
A Cannabis sativa plant The drug cannabis, also called marijuana, is produced from parts of the cannabis plant, primarily the cured flowers and gathered trichomes of the female plant. ...
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Broiling is cooking food with high heat with the heat applied directly to the food. ...
Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...
| | gyro | (see also giro) | gyroscope | a sandwich, the Greek gyro, more familiar to Americans than the similar Turkish Döner kebab, which is more common in Britain | Gyro may refer to: An abbreviation for autogyro, a type of rotary-wing aircraft Gyro (or, more properly, gyros), a pita sandwich or the rotisseried meat it contains An abbreviation for gyroscope, an orientation-stabilizing device The casually used brand name of a detangler mechanism, part of a stunt-adapted...
what is it thomas? A giro, also called a direct deposit, is a banking term for a method of payment. ...
A gyroscope For other uses, see Gyroscope (disambiguation). ...
This article is about the food dish. ...
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H | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | haberdasher | a dealer in small items and accessories, as for sewing; hence haberdashery (US: notions) | | a dealer in men's apparel and accessories; hence haberdashery | | half | half pint of beer, cider or lager | fifty percent | | | halfway house | a place where victims of child abuse, orphans or teenage runaways can stay, a shelter | drug rehabilitation or sex offender centre | | | hamper | large basket for food (especially picnic hamper, Christmas hamper) | to impede or hinder | basket for clothes that need washing (UK: Linen basket or laundry basket) | | hash | number sign, octothorpe (#) (US: pound sign) | hashish Hash (food), beef and other ingredients mashed together into a coarse paste | | | highway | (chiefly in official use) public road; see Highway Code | (highway robbery) something too expensive; see also highwayman | main road (as between cities) (divided or dual highway) a road with two roadways and at least four lanes (UK: dual carriageway) (highway post office) in the past, a bus transporting mail that was sorted en route | | hike | | a usu. recreational walk | an increase in amount (as in wages) * (to take a hike) to go away (also used as a command) | | hire | to rent * (as a car); rental (hire purchase) a purchase carried out over time by making regular payments (US: installment plan) | | to employ, recruit *; a person who is recruited | | hob | the flat top surface of a cooking stove (US: cooktop) a part of a fireplace an elf | trouble ("raising hob") | | | hock | a German wine ("down their four-and-twenty throats went four-and-twenty imperial pints of such rare old hock"--Charles Dickens) (US: Rhine wine) Hock tide, an ancient holiday | hock (zoology) | pawn (n. & v.) ("I can borrow a dime from the barber, an' I got enough junk to hock for a blowout"--Jack London); prison (both from Dutch) * debt the end of a smoked ham * to hock-a-loogie, to spit. | | hockey | hockey played with a ball on grass (field hockey) * | hockey played on a hard surface (e.g. concrete) or indoors | hockey played on ice with a puck (ice hockey) * | | hog | | to take more than one's fair share of something (road hog) motorist who holds up other traffic by driving slowly or out of lane; any bad driver | adult pig motorcycle, especially a large one such as a Harley-Davidson | | hole-in-the-wall | automatic teller machine, cash machine (informal) | | a small, out-of-the-way place (as a restaurant) | | holiday | see Bank Holiday (often pl.) time taken off from work, school, etc., including the period between school terms (US: break, vacation) recreational trip away from home (US: vacation) | day when people are generally exempt from work, school, etc. | see Federal holiday (the Holidays) the days comprising Christmas and New Year's Day (and Hanukkah), and often also Thanksgiving (used esp. in the phrase "happy Holidays") | | home run | final part of a distance, final effort needed to finish (US: homestretch) | a success (from baseball) | (also homer) a four-base hit in baseball (slang) sexual intercourse; more s.v. base | | homely | (Of a house) comfortable, cozy, rustic (US: homey) (Of a person) home-loving, domesticated, house-proud | | (Only used of a person) plain, ugly | | hood | the folding fabric top on a convertible car (US: convertible top) component of academic regalia | head covering forming part of a garment | hinged cover over the engine in a car (UK: bonnet) a contraction of neighborhood, especially regarding a poor neighborhood short for hoodlum, a tough, destructive young man, or generically any criminal | | hooker | in rugby football, the player position in the centre front of the scrum | | prostitute (informal) * | | hooter | steam whistle or siren in a factory or other large workplace sounded as a signal for beginning or ceasing work car horn nose | | (hooters) breasts (vulgar slang) | | horny (slang) | a person that is sexually attractive | being sexually excited | a person who is craving sexual satisfaction | | hump | a state of depression (dated) ("to be in a hump") a state of annoyance ("to get the hump") a traffic calming tool ("a speed hump") * (US & UK: speed bump) to move a heavy load by human effort a short distance | a rounded mass sticking out from its surroundings (v., vulgar slang) engage in sexual intercourse see also rail terminology | (n. & v.) (to make) a vigorous effort ("hump yourself", "to get a hump on") (n.) a mountain barrier to be crossed (as by air) Hump day = Wednesday A haberdasher is a person who sells small items via retail, commonly items used in clothing, such as ribbons and buttons, or completed accessories, such as hats or gloves. ...
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A notion is an accessory in the sewing industry. ...
A halfway house is a term for a drug rehabilitation center or sex offender center where drug users or sex offenders respectively are allowed to move more freely than in a correctional center but are still monitored by staff and/or law enforcement. ...
Look up hash in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A typical order of corn beef hash, hashed with potatoes and carrots. ...
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Front Cover of the Highway Code The Highway Code is the official road safety manual for the United Kingdom. ...
Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe robbers who targeted people traveling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ...
This early German Autobahn uses a dual carriageway design. ...
Hire purchase (frequently abbreviated to HP) is the legal term for a conditional sale contract developed in the United Kingdom, and now found in India, Australia, New Zealand, and other states which have adopted the English law concept. ...
A small forest elf (älva) rescuing an egg, from Solägget (1932), by Elsa Beskow An elf is a creature of Germanic paganism which still survives in northern European folklore. ...
The word hock may mean: Look up Hock in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A wine A part of an animals leg A joint in the back legs of a horse To pawn or the state of being pawned This is a disambiguation page â a navigational aid which lists pages...
Hock is an English word for German wine, short for the now obsolete word hockamore (hochheimer), after the German town of Hochheim on the Main. ...
Hock tide, an ancient general holiday in England, celebrated on the second Monday and Tuesday after Easter Sunday. ...
The hock is the tarsal joint of a digitigrade quadruped, such as a horse or dog. ...
Pawn may refer to: - * Pawn (chess), the piece used in the board game chess and - * Pawn (law), another name for a pledge in certain jurisdictions - * Pawnbroker, one who owns a pawnshop - * Idiomatically, an exploited person or character, considered expendable (from the use of the chess piece), he was only a...
Ham hocks are essential ingredients in soul food and other forms of Southern country cooking. ...
A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ...
Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...
Logo on a 2003 Harley Davidson The Harley-Davidson Motor Company (NYSE: HDI) is a manufacturer of motorcycles based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
Outdoor ATMs may be free-standing, like this kiosk, or built into the side of banks or other buildings An automatic teller machine, automated teller machine (ATM) or cash machine is an electronic device that allows a banks customers to make cash withdrawals and check their account balances without...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Public holidays in the United Kingdom. ...
In the United States, a Federal holiday is a holiday recognized by the United States Government. ...
Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. ...
This article is about January 1 in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Hanukkah (Hebrew: â), the Festival of Rededication (also known incorrectly as the Festival of Lights) is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of Kislev, which can occur in very late November, or throughout December. ...
The First Thanksgiving, painted by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris (1863-1930). ...
Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ...
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Rustic could refer to: Rustic (hip hop artist) The Rustic, a noctuid moth This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...
Academic dress or academical dress (also known in the United States as academic regalia) is traditional clothing worn specifically in academic settings. ...
A BCRFC match at Boston College Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ...
Traffic calming is a set of strategies used by urban planners and traffic engineers which aim to slow down or reduce traffic, thereby improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists as well as improving the amenity of the street for residents and visitors. ...
Speed bump made of asphalt A speed bump (British English a speed or road hump, sometimes colloquially a sleeping policeman) is a traffic calming tool designed to slow traffic or reduce through traffic. ...
Two rail welds in continuous welded rail in Wisconsin. ...
| I | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | icebox | | cabinet containing ice for food refrigeration | refrigerator | | ice pick | | ice axe, a tool with a pointed end used by rock- and mountain-climbers for splitting ice | small awl-like tool for breaking ice into small pieces for drinks | | immediately | (conj., informal) as soon as ("I await your call immediately you get this message") | (adv.) directly; in no time | | | Indian corn | | Zea mays (historical or technical; usually, UK maize or sweetcorn, US corn, q.v.) | A particular variety of maize/corn, with multicolored kernels, used for decorations | | indicator | direction-indicator light on a vehicle (US: turn signal) | one that indicates | | | inspector (police) | lowest supervisory rank above sergeant (rough US equivalent: lieutenant) | | senior rank in some police departments (rough UK equivalent: superintendent) | | intern | | (v.) to confine (as during a war, or to a hospital) (adj., archaic) internal | (n.) one (as a graduate or college student) temporarily employed for practical training, e.g. in the science, engineering, or technology fields; esp., in the medical field, a physician (rough UK equivalent: houseman) in their first year of postgraduate training (v.) to work as an intern | | international | | Pertaining to or common to more than one country. | Foreign, not from the USA. ("International version of software for country xxx", in British English this is a contradiction in terms.) | | interval | break between two performances or sessions, as in theatre (US: intermission) | a gap in space or time; see interval (music), interval (mathematics), interval (time) | (esp. New England, also spelled intervale) low-lying land, as near a river (US also bottomland) | | inventory | | itemisation of goods or objects (of an estate, in a building, etc.) | the stock of an item on hand in a store or shop the process of producing an inventory in a store or shop (UK: stocktaking) | | IRA | Irish Republican Army [listed here to reflect common usage] | | Individual Retirement Account | The inside of a fridge A refrigerator (sometimes shortened to fridge) is an electrical appliance that uses refrigeration to help preserve food. ...
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Ice axe 1 â pick 2 â head 3 â adze 4 â leash 5 â leash stop 6 â shaft with rubber grip 7 â spike An ice axe is a multi-purpose mountaineering tool carried by practically every mountaineer. ...
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Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organisations around the world. ...
An intern is one who works in a temporary position with an emphasis on education rather than merely employment, making it similar in some respects to an apprenticeship. ...
link titleThe word international can mean: Between nations or encompassing several nations. ...
The term interval is used in the following contexts: cricket mathematics music time This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
An intermission or interval is a break between two performances or sessions, in events such as a theatrical play, opera or musical concert. ...
In music theory, the term interval describes the difference in pitch between two notes. ...
In mathematics, interval is a concept relating to the sequence and set-membership of one or more numbers. ...
With regards to time, an interval is the duration between two events or occurrences of similar events. ...
Inventory is a list of goods and materials, or those goods and materials themselves, held available in stock by a business. ...
Provisional Irish Republican Army (Irish name: Ãglaigh na hÃireann) (PIRA; more commonly referred to as the IRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the Army or the RA) is an Irish Republican left-wing paramilitary organisation that, until the Belfast Agreement, sought to end Northern Ireland...
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J | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | jam | a preserve made from fruits boiled in sugar and set with pectin (US: jelly), especially including the seeds of the fruit | traffic hold-up | certain kinds of fruit preserve, especially the kinds with pieces of fruit left in: strawberry jam, but grape jelly | | jelly | a fruit flavoured dessert set with gelatin (US: Jell-O (trademark), gelatin dessert (generic)); strained jam without seeds ('redcurrant jelly') | | a preserve made from the liquid of fruits boiled in sugar and set with pectin, without pieces of fruit | | jock | slang term for a Scotsman or a Scottish Terrier (Scottie) | | slang term for an athlete slang term for the undergarment called an athletic supporter or jock strap | | joint | piece of meat for carving * (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing cannabis and tobacco | connection between two objects or bones an establishment, especially a disreputable one ("a gin joint"; "let's case the joint") (slang, orig. US) | (slang) hand-rolled cigarette containing only cannabis (slang) prison ("in the joint") | | jolly | very (informal) (as in jolly good) | happy; jovial | | | jug | any container with a handle and a mouth or spout for liquid (US: pitcher) | (jugs) breasts (slang) | large container with a narrow mouth and handle for liquids (similar to UK pitcher) | | jumper | sweater | jump shot in basketball Non-permanent electrical connection, especially on a PCB | pinafore dress jump suit | This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
Gelatin (also gelatine, from French gélatine) is a translucent brittle solid substance, colorless or slightly yellow, nearly tasteless and odorless. ...
JELL-O is a brand name belonging to USA-based Kraft Foods for a number of gelatin desserts, including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies. ...
A variety of pre-packaged gelatin dessert products for sale at a supermarket in the U.S. state of Wisconsin in 2004 Jelly, as sold in UK The most popular culinary use for gelatin is as a main ingredient in a variety of gelatin desserts. ...
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Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II...
The Scottish Terrier (also known as the Aberdeen Terrier), popularly called the Scottie, is a breed of dog best known for its distinctive profile. ...
Look up Athlete in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Jockstraps, also known as athletic supporters, are mens undergarments for use in sports and other activities. ...
A jumper from Marks & Spencer A sweater (also called sweatshirt, pullover, jumper, and jersey) is a relatively heavy garment intended to cover the torso and arms of the human body (though, in some cases, sweaters are made for dogs and occasionally other animals) and typically to be worn over a...
David Robinson performing a jump shot to shoot over Karl Malone. ...
Part of a 1983 Sinclair ZX Spectrum computer board. ...
A jumper dress or simply jumper (British English: pinafore dress, pinafore, pinny), is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse or sweater. ...
K | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | kebab | commonly a döner kebab (sometimes doner or donner kebab), strips of meat (usu. lamb or chicken) cooked by being heated on a revolving device and served stuffed in a pita bread (In the US, the Greek varieties souvlaki or gyro are better known than the Turkish döner) U.K. pronunciation: /kə'bæb/ It has been suggested that Shawarma be merged into this article or section. ...
| (often spelled "kabob" in the US) meat served on a skewer together with onions, tomatoes, etc. (e.g. shish kebab) | U.S. pronunciation: /kʌ'bɑb/; | | keeper | a curator a goalkeeper | one that keeps (as a gamekeeper or a warden) | a type of play in American football ("quarterback keeper") something of significance ("that's a keeper"). Can be used in many contexts. Often used in sports fishing to refer to a fish not released. Shish kebab (şişkebabı; also pronounced Kabab or kabob) means skewer of meat in Persian. ...
A curator of a cultural heritage institution (e. ...
A football goalkeeper leaves the ground to parry a shot on goal In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the goal. ...
A gamekeeper is a person who looks after an area of countryside to make sure there are enough (game)birds for shooting. ...
United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
| | kit | gear, uniform, equipment, wear ("football kit") | any of various sets of tools something (as a scale model) to be assembled | a group of person or objects ("the whole kit and (ca) boodle/billing") | | kleenex | | specific brand of disposable paper handkerchief (Kleenex) | any disposable paper handkerchief (from tradename) | | knickers | panties | | knickerbockers | | knock up | to practice before tennis to wake up by knocking | to prepare quickly ("Knock us up something to eat" — L.M. Alcott) | to make pregnant* (slang, sometimes vulgar) | A scale model of the Tower of London. ...
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Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 â March 6, 1888) was an American novelist. ...
L | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | lavatory | toilet | | washbasin, place for washing | | lay by (v.), lay-by (n.) | (n.) roadside parking or rest area for drivers | (v.) to lay aside to stow | (n.) a last cultivating in the growing of a crop (v.) to cultivate (a crop) for the last time | | leader | newspaper editorial main violin in an orchestra (US: concertmaster) see also Leader of the Opposition | one who leads | a pipe for carrying water ("rain water leader") | | lecturer | the entry-level academic rank at a university (below Senior Lecturer, Reader, and Professor) (US: "assistant professor") | someone who gives a lecture | | | lemonade | clear, carbonated, lemon-flavoured drink similar to Sprite and 7Up (lemon and lime flavoured) | | non-carbonated drink made by mixing lemon juice, sugar, and water (UK: traditional lemonade) | | let | to rent (as real property) * ("rooms to let") (n.) the act of renting; rented premises (let out) to reveal Flush toilet. ...
The word leadership can refer to: the process of leading. ...
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Concert-master. ...
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government. ...
Academic organizations typically have a rather rigid set of ranks. ...
Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...
A reader might be several different things, depending on the context: there are several cities in the United States named Reader a reader is a minor member of the clergy in some Christian churches a reader is a book of different pieces of writing, often by many authors, collected for...
The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ...
Lemonade. ...
Sprite is a clear soda, lemon-lime flavored, caffeine free soft drink, produced by the Coca-Cola Company. ...
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| allow, give permission. leave (as in let him be or let it be) ease (as in let up on the accelerator) indicate (as in don't let on) a first bad serve which is allowed to be retaken, as in tennis, table tennis, and volleyball | (let out) to end (of school, meetings, etc.) | | levee | an early afternoon assembly held by the King or Queen, to which only men were admitted | a reception in honour of a particular person | an embankment on a river (as the Mississippi River) the steep bank of a river, or border of an irrigated field (esp. Southern & Western US) a landing place or quay | | leverage | | mechanical advantage of a lever
| take advantage of a capability (business) the use of debt finance (UK: gearing) * | | liberal (politics) | a person who generally supports the ideas of the UK Liberal Democrats, a centre left-party | a person who holds the political ideals of Liberalism. | a person who advocates modern liberalism; see American liberalism | | life preserver | a type of weapon for self-defence (US: blackjack) | | life vest, personal flotation device | | lift (n.) | platform or cage moved vertically in a shaft to transport people and goods to various floors in a building (US: elevator) | ride as a passenger in a vehicle (as in, to give someone a lift) item placed in shoe to increase the height of the wearer, normally plural (lifts, elevator shoes) | an elevation in mood, "I got a lift just talking with her." | | line | (see also track) | a breadthless length | a queue a lie, short for a line of bull a phrase used for hitting on women, short for pickup line to hit a line drive (a hard straight shot) in baseball | | liquor | the broth resulting from the prolonged cooking of meat or vegetables. Green liquor is traditionally served with pie and mash in the East End of London | | a distilled beverage * (hard liquor) strongly alcoholic beverage; spirits (liquor store) retail establishment selling liquor (usu. for consumption off the premises) (UK similar: off-licence) ("I held up and robbed a hard liquor store" -- Paul Simon) | | loaded (slang; of a person) | | rich the state of a firearm with bullets or shells in its firing chamber. (adj.) bearing a load | drunk or high | | lot | (the lot) the whole thing (US similar: the whole schmear or enchilada or ball of wax or shebang) | (a lot) a great deal a number of things (or, informal, people) taken collectively fate, fortune a prize in a lottery | a measured plot of land; a portion of land set for a particular purpose ("a building lot"), e.g. for parking ("parking lot") or selling ("used car lot") automotive vehicles. But also a "vacant lot" a film studio | | lounge | a room for relaxation and entertainment in a house (lounge bar) part of a pub | a room for relaxation in a public place | a bar | | love (in addressing people) | informal term of address | beloved person, darling--often a term of endearment | | | loveseat | a seat which accommodates two people facing in opposite directions. Can be wooden or padded. | | a two-seater couch | | lox | | liquid oxygen (engineering) | salmon ("bagels & lox") | | lugs (n.) | ears (lugholes) | a small projection (engineering) | a lug nut fastens a tire to the wheel, (UK wheel nut). a "big lug" is usually a term of endearment for a large shy, goofy man. | | lumber | (n.) disused items (as furniture)*; hence lumber room (v.) to encumber (as with such items) ("I was lumbered with work") | (v.) to move awkwardly or heavily ("he lumbered out the door") | (n.) timber that has been sawed and (partly) prepared for construction or woodworking; hence lumberyard (UK: timberyard), lumber camp, lumberjack, lumberman, lumber wagon, lumber town, etc. (v.) to log and prepare timber to make a rolling sound (dated) | | lush (slang; of a person) | attractive (usu. used by women in reference to men) | luxuriant | an alcoholic * especially female | The levée was a ceremony commonly held in European high society, constituting a morning assembly or reception given by kings and important nobles. ...
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For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ...
Historic Southern United States. ...
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Debt is that which is owed. ...
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Liberalism is an ideology, philosophical view, and political tradition which holds that liberty is the primary political value. ...
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American liberalismâthat is, liberalism in the United States of Americaâis a broad political and philosophical mindset, favoring individual liberty, and opposing restrictions on liberty, whether they come from established religion, from government regulation, from the existing class structure, or from multi-national corporations. ...
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The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is an area, with no formal authority or boundaries, that spans a number of administative districts of London in England. ...
Various distilled beverages in a Spanish bar A distilled beverage is a liquid preparation meant for consumption containing ethyl alcohol (ethanol) purified by distillation from a fermented substance such as fruit, vegetables, or grain. ...
An off licence is a shop that sells alcoholic beverages in the United Kingdom, for consumption off the premises. ...
Liquid Oxygen In Test Tube Liquid oxygen (also LOx, LOX or Lox in the aerospace and submarine industry) is the liquid form of oxygen. ...
Lox is salmon, typically a filet, that has been cured, and then often it is cold smoked. ...
Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Lumber or Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for useâfrom the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial useâas structural material for construction...
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The phrase lumber room is found in British novels at least during the nineteenth century, and the use of the word lumber in this phrase is that found in many obsolescent turns of phrase heard in various English-speaking countries. ...
Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for useâfrom the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial useâas structural material for construction or wood...
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Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ...
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King Alcohol and his Prime Minister circa 1820 Alcoholism is the consumption of or preoccupation with alcoholic beverages to the extent that this behavior interferes with the alcoholics normal personal, family, social, or work life. ...
M | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | mad | eccentric * | insane | enraged * very (slang) | | mail | (used in Royal Mail, the name of the British postal system; cf. postal) (Scot.) a payment (tax, rent, etc.) (Scot.) a travelling bag or pack | (n.) the postal system of a nation letters, packages, etc. sent by post; as delivered to individual, orig. US, UK often post (n. & v.) email | (v.) send a letter (UK: post or send); noun originated mail carrier & mailman (UK: postman), mailbox (UK: postbox; letter box), mail slot, mail drop, etc. | mailbox (UK: mail box) | | a file for storing electronic mail (or related computing or voicemail usage) | an item of street furniture serving as a receptacle for outgoing mail (UK: post box; letter box; pillar box); a receptacle for incoming paper mail (UK: letter box) | | main line, mainline | a major railway line (as the West Coast Main Line); compare trunk | a major vein (as for drug injection purposes) (orig. 1930s US slang); also used as a v. | a railroad's primary track, or a primary artery, route, road, or connection Pennsylvania Main Line mainline Protestant churches | | make out | | to draw up, to seek to make it appear, to fabricate a story ("I had to make out that my car was stolen in order to get money back from the insurers"), etc. | to kiss (see Making out) (UK: to snog) | | major | | important or significant (n.) rank between captain and lieutenant colonel in the army and marines. | (n.) a college/university student's main field of specialization ("his major is physics"); the student itself ("he is a physics major"); (v.) to pursue a major ("he majored in physics") (compare minor; UK: compare read) (n.) rank between captain and lieutenant colonel in the air force (UK squadron leader) and in some police agencies (UK approx. superintendent). | | majority (politics) | the greatest number of votes difference of votes between first and second place (US: plurality) | | more than half of all votes (UK: absolute majority) | | marinara (sauce) | a sauce containing seafood, usu. in a tomato base | | a sauce containing tomatoes and herbs, with no seafood or meat (UK: napolitana sauce) | | marquee | large, open-sided tent installed outdoors for temporary functions * | | signage placed over the entrance to a hotel, theatre, or cinema (attrib.) the ability (of a show) to draw audience, "box office" ("marquee value") a prominent celebrity or athlete ("marquee player") | | mason | | a worker in stone | a worker in brick (UK:bricklayer) | | mate | friend (US: pal) informal term of address ("hello mate") | animal's sexual partner the winning of a chess match | spouse or partner | | mean (adj.) | stingy, miserly, selfish * | of inferior quality, contemptible occupying a middle position | unpleasant, unkind, vicious *
| | meet with | | to face (as a situation), experience | to have a meeting with (as people) * | | meter | | measuring instrument, including electric meter, gas meter, etc. | the basic unit of length in the metric system * (UK usu.: metre) | | mezzanine | | intermediate floor between main floors of a building | lowest balcony in a theatre, or the first few rows of seats thereof | | mid-Atlantic | in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, half-way between UK & US | | middle of the Atlantic coast of the USA (exact definition of Mid-Atlantic States may vary) | | military [?] | relating specifically to the British Army | relating to armed forces in general | (adj.) relating to any of the individual branches of the armed forces (n.) armed forces | | minor | (in the past, in English public schools) used to denote the youngest of two or more pupils with the same surname ("Bloggs minor") | not very important see minor (law), minor (music) (n.) a person under the age of 18 years, generally, and for legal reasons more specifically (as in "the name of the defendant is withheld because he is a minor"), or under an age legally required for certain behavior (such as purchasing alcohol), or under the age of consent. | (n.) secondary academic subject (compare major) ("has a major in biology and a minor in English"); (v.) to study as one's minor ("she minored in English") minor league; | | miss out | to omit | to lose a chance; usu. used with on | | | mobile (n.) | mobile phone (US: cell phone) | decorative structure suspended so as to turn freely in the air | | | mobile home | a mobile, non-motorised piece of equipment with living facilities; a caravan (q.v.) | | a type of manufactured dwelling transported to the home site using wheels attached to the structure | | momentarily | | for a moment | in a moment; very soon | | moot | | (adj.) debatable ("a moot point") (v.) to bring up for debate (these meanings are fading from use in US English) see also moot court Royal Mails logo Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ...
E-mail, or email, is short for electronic mail and is a method of composing, sending, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. ...
A mail drop is a facility that allows anyone to have their postal mail sent, then forwarded to other locations or held until desired. ...
The term mailbox may refer to: The storage space used for Electronic Mail or Voicemail messages. ...
The WCML running alongside the M1 motorway at Watford Gap in Northamptonshire A Virgin Pendolino and freight train on the WCML The West Coast Main Line (WCML) is one of the most important intercity railway lines in the United Kingdom, part of the British railway system. ...
The Main Line is a collection of affluent towns in suburban Philadelphia as well as the city neighborhoods of Wynnefield Heights, Wynnefield, Overbrook Farms, and Overbrook Park named after the Main Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad (currently Amtraks Keystone Corridor and SEPTAs R5 line). ...
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Making out is a slang phrase of American origin and usually serves as a colloquial term or euphemism for the fact of two peoples engaging in prolonged kissing (also known as getting off, snogging or pulling in the United Kingdom, or meating or scoring in Ireland). ...
Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...
In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...
An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is a mainly U.S. and Canadian term for a college or university students main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies. ...
Captain is a nautical term, an organizational title, and a rank in various uniformed organizations. ...
In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ...
A Squadron Leaders sleeve/shoulder insignia Squadron Leader is a commissioned rank in some air forces. ...
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Spaghetti with seafood (Spaghetti allo scoglio). ...
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Masonry in action; a Mason at work. ...
The craft of the stonemason has existed since the dawn of civilization - creating buildings, structures and sculpture using stone from the earth. ...
The rocky side of a mountain creek near OrosÃ, Costa Rica. ...
Masonry in action; a Mason at work. ...
An old brick wall in English bond laid with alternating courses of headers and A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction and sized to be layed with one hand using mortar. ...
Meter or metre can mean: Metre, a unit of measurement Meter (poetry), the regular linguistic sound patterns of verse Metre (music), the regular rhythmic patterns of music The Meters, a funk band Meter, or measuring instrument, including electric meter, gas meter, parking meter, postage meter Meter maid, or parking attendant...
Captain Nemo and Professor Aronnax contemplating measuring instruments in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea In physics and engineering, measurement is the activity of comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. ...
Typical US domestic electricity meter An electricity meter is generally taken to be a device which measures the amount of electrical energy supplied to a customer of an electricity company. ...
A residential gas meter of the usual diaphragm style A gas meter is used to measure the flow of fuel gases such as natural gas and propane. ...
The International System of Units (symbol: SI) (for the French phrase Syst me International dUnit s) is the most widely used system of units. ...
The or meter (see spelling differences) is a measure of length. ...
View of the ground floor of the Glaspaleis from the mezzanine View of the mezzanine in the lobby of the former Capitol Cinema, Ottawa, Canada In architecture, a mezzanine or entresol is an intermediate floor between main floors of a building, and therefore typically not counted among the overall floors...
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The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The armed forces of a state are its government sponsored defense and fighting forces and organizations. ...
In law, a person who is not yet a legal adult is known as a minor (known in some places as an infant or juvenile). ...
A minor scale in musical theory can be viewed as the sixth mode of the major scale. ...
While the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal statutes,[1] when used with reference to criminal law the age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be capable of legally giving informed consent to any contract or behaviour regulated by...
Minor leagues in the sense intended in this article are professional sports leagues which are not regarded as the premier leagues in those sports. ...
Motorola T2288 mobile phone A mobile phone is a portable electronic device which behaves as a normal telephone whilst being able to move over a wide area (compare cordless phone which acts as a telephone only within a limited range). ...
A modern double-wide manufactured home. ...
Moot court is an extracurricular activity at many law schools in which participants take part in simulated court proceedings, usually to include drafting briefs and participating in oral argument. ...
| (adj.) irrelevant ("a moot point") (orig. legal, now in common use) (v.) to make irrelevant (incorrect/uneducated usage) | | mortuary (n.) | building or room (as in a hospital) for the storage of human remains (US: morgue) | | funeral home, funeral parlour | | motorbike | a motorcycle | | a lightweighted, small motorcycle | | motor car, motorcar | (formal) a car (motor vehicle) (US: automobile) | | a self-propelled railway vehicle | | MP | member of parliament | Military police officer [?] other expansions | | | muffler | | a scarf | device to silence an automobile (UK: silencer) or gramophone | This article is about the law term moot. ...
Mortuary, a film directed by Tobe Hooper, see Mortuary (film). ...
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MP or mp may refer to: Northern Mariana Islands Member of Parliament Military Police Modus ponens Madhya Pradesh, a state in India Mathematical Physics Microprocessor Machine Pistol Multi-platform Mission Possible, a Christian based childrens ministry Mission Praise, a Christian hymn book Mana Points or Magic points, a measure...
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N | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | napkin | nappy (q.v.), diaper (dated, not well known) | piece of material used to protect garments from spilled food or to remove food residues from around the mouth [formerly esp. US; alternative UK term serviette is obsolescent] | (oftenest, sanitary napkin) absorbent piece of material worn by a woman while menstruating * (UK usu. sanitary towel) | | nappy | folded cloth or other absorbent material drawn up between the legs and fastened around the waist, usu. worn by infants to counter incontinence (US: diaper) | | twisted or kinked, considered insulting when applied to hair (also called napped) | | nervy | nervous, fidgety * | | bold, presumptuous | | nick | prison or police station (slang) to steal (slang) to arrest (slang) | small cut | | | nickel | | the metallic element (Ni) | 5 cent coin | | nonplussed | | bewildered, unsure how to respond | unfazed (incorrect usage) | | nor | neither ("'She didn't come.' 'Nor did he.'") (Scotland & Ireland) than ("someone better nor me") | and not, or (not) ("neither sad nor happy"; "he never eats, nor does he ever feel hungry") | | | notion | | concept, conception, inclination | (pl.) small items and accessories, esp. for sewing (UK: haberdashery, q.v.); hence notion store, notion counter, etc. | This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
A sanitary towel (U.K.) or sanitary napkin (U.S.) is an absorbent piece of material worn by a woman while she is menstruating, to absorb the flow of blood from the vagina. ...
The United States five-cent coin, commonly called a nickel, is a unit of currency equaling one-twentieth, or five-hundredths, of a United States dollar. ...
A notion is an accessory in the sewing industry. ...
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A haberdasher is a person who sells small items via retail, commonly items used in clothing, such as ribbons and buttons, or completed accessories, such as hats or gloves. ...
O | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | office | (cap.) a government department ("Colonial Office", "Foreign and Commonwealth Office") (pl.) the outbuildings and dependencies of a dwelling (as an estate) | a place of business; a position or function a particular division of an administrative unit ("Patent Office") | the place where a physician or dentist practises (UK: surgery) | | optician | (dispensing optician) professional who dispenses lenses and spectacles (ophthalmic optician) professional who tests eyes and prescribes lenses (US: optometrist) | | professional who dispenses lenses and spectacles | | optometrist | | ophthalmic optician | in the U.S., optometrist and ophthalmologist are separate, opticians are the same as UK dispensing opticians | | ouster | a person who ousts | | the act of forcing the removal of someone from a position of influence or power | | outhouse | | outbuilding | outdoor lavatory, traditionally in the US with a single, unpaned crescent-shaped window in the upper part of the door | | outside lane | the part of the road nearest the vehicles going in the opposite direction, used especially by faster vehicles (US: inside lane) | (in both cases the term applies to the rightmost lane in the direction concerned) | the part of the road nearest the edge, used especially by slower-moving vehicles (UK: inside lane) | | overall (n.) | loose-fitting protective outer garment (US: coverall) | | (in pl.) sturdy protective bib trousers; dungarees | An office is a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organisation with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one...
The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet official in charge of managing the various British colonies. ...
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Whitehall, seen from St. ...
A patent office is a governmental or intergovernmental organisation which controls the issue of patents. ...
An optician is an individual who makes and adjusts optical aids. ...
Optometrists are primary care practitioners for vision and ocular health concerns. ...
An optician is an individual who makes and adjusts optical aids. ...
Optometrists are primary care practitioners for vision and ocular health concerns. ...
Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. ...
An optician is an individual who makes and adjusts optical aids. ...
Outhouse near Crabapple Lake, USA, with chipboard walls, and a fiberglass ceiling This article refers to an outhouse, privy or kybo that is an old type of toilet in a small structure separate from the main building which does not have a flush or sewer attached. ...
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P | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | pacifier | | something or somebody that brings peace | rubber teat for babies (UK: dummy) | | panda | police car (slang) | giant panda, red panda | | | pantomime | traditional Christmas time holiday theatre | | silent acting, usu. without props, by mime artist (UK: mime) | | pants | underpants (also briefs or boxers) of poor quality (slang) (of a situation) bad, unfortunate (slang) | | trousers* | | paraffin | kerosene | | a waxy fraction of petroleum commonly used to make candles (UK: paraffin wax) | | paralytic | extremely drunk (slang) | relating to or affected by paralysis | | | park | a tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like (esp. Scotland) a pasture or field area for the parking of motor vehicles ("a car park") (sports) a soccer or rugby field see also country park | outdoor area for recreational uses ("Central Park", "Hyde Park") national park (orig. US) | any of various areas designated for certain purposes *, such as amusement park, theme park, industrial park, trailer park, memorial park (a cemetery) (sports) enclosed ground for ball games, oftenest the ballpark a level valley among the mountains (as the Rocky Mountains); also, an area of open grassland, or one for cultivation, esp. if among the woods | | parking | | the act of parking (a vehicle) | (regional) turf strip between sidewalk and street (many regional synonyms exist; there is no standard name) | | parkway | a railway station with parking areas intended for commuters | | generally, an open landscaped limited-access highway (q.v.) (see article) regional term for parking (q.v.) | | pass out | to graduate | to become unconscious | to die * to distribute * | | patience | any of a family of one-player card games (US: solitaire, q.v.) | the quality of being patient | | | pavement | a paved strip at the side of a road, reserved for pedestrians (US: sidewalk) | | the road surface * | | PC | police constable | politically correct personal computer other expansions | | | pecker | courage, pluck (slang, used in the phrase "keep your pecker up", remain cheerful) | | penis (slang) | | peckish | slightly hungry, snackish * | | irritable or angry (rare) | | peg | (n.) (often clothes peg) a wooden or plastic device for fastening laundry on a clothesline (US: clothespin) (v.) to fasten (laundry) on a clothesline | (n.) a cylindrical wooden, metal etc. object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects (v.) to fix or pin down (v.) to hit with a projectile | (n.) a throw (as in baseball) (v.) to identify or classify (as someone) * | | penny | (pl. pence, or, when referring to coins, pennies) 1/100 (formerly, 1/240) of the Pound Sterling [listed here to reflect ordinary usage] | a small amount usu. in contrast to a larger one ("Penny wise, Pound foolish", common phrase in both British and American usage) | (pl. pennies) a cent (esp. the coin) (penny-ante) trivial, small-time. See also Fiat Panda. ...
Binomial name Ailuropoda melanoleuca (David, 1869) Giant Panda range Subspecies A. melanoleuca melanoleuca A. melanoleuca qinlingensis The giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) (black-and-white cat-foot) is a mammal classified in the bear family, Ursidae, native to central-western and southwestern China. ...
Binomial name Ailurus fulgens F. Cuvier, 1825 Red Panda range subspecies The Red Panda, Ailurus fulgens (shining cat, from a Latinized form of the Greek αιλοÏ
ÏοÏ, ailouros, cat, and the participial form of the Latin fulgere, to shine) [1] is a mostly herbivorous mammal, slightly larger than a domestic cat (55...
The Christmas Pantomime colour lithograph bookcover, 1890 Pantomime (informally, panto) refers to a theatrical genre, traditionally found in Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland, which is usually performed around the Christmas and New Year holiday season. ...
A Mime artist on the Ponte SantAngelo A mime artist is someone who uses mime as a theatrical medium or as a performance art. ...
A pair of mens briefs Undergarments, also called underwear or sometimes intimate clothing, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. ...
A man in briefs Briefs are a type of short, tight Y-shaped underwear and swimwear, as opposed to styles where the material extends down the legs. ...
Boxer shorts (also known as loose boxers or, imprecisely, as boxers) are a type of underwear, worn by men. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Pants. ...
Paraffin is a common name for a group of alkane hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH2n+2, where n is greater than about 20, discovered by Carl Reichenbach. ...
Kerosene or paraffin oil (British English, not to be confused with the waxy solid also called paraffin wax or just paraffin) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ...
candle wax This page is about the substance. ...
Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Åukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ...
A close-up image of a candle showing the wick and the various regions of the flame. ...
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A country park is an area designated for people to visit and enjoy recreation in a countryside environment. ...
Central Park is a large public, urban park (843 acres or 3. ...
Hyde Park is the name of: Hyde Park, a Royal Park in London (the original location) Hyde Park in Sydney - a park some places in the United States of America: Hyde Park, Massachusetts Hyde Park, New York - a town in Dutchess County, New York Hyde Park, Vermont - a town Hyde...
Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...
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An industrial park (or industrial estate in British English) is an area of land set aside for industrial development. ...
For the Beth Orton album, see Trailer Park (album). ...
The Olympia Stadium: start and finish lines visible, defining the length of one stadium (in this case 192. ...
The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a broad mountain range in western North America. ...
Underground parking garage at the University of Minnesota. ...
Harden Parkway in Salinas, CA. For other uses, see Parkway (disambiguation). ...
Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ...
A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...
A variety of low value coins, including an Irish 2p piece and many U.S. pennies. ...
ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ...
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| | period | | section of time menstruation | punctuation mark used at the end of a sentence (interj.) used at the end of a statement to emphasise its finality * ("You are not going to that concert, period!") (UK: full stop for both senses) | | pint | about 6/5 of US measure, 20 Imperial fluid ounces (19.2 US fl. oz.), 568 ml pint of beer, lager or cider ("Pour us a pint") | | about 5/6 of British (Imperial) measure, 16 US fluid ounces (16.65 Imperial fl. oz), 473 ml | | piss | (on the piss) drinking heavily, going out for the purpose of drinking heavily (to take the piss) to mock | urine (usu. vulgar) urinate (usu. vulgar) | | | pissed | intoxicated, drunk (often pissed as a newt; sometimes pissed up) | urinated (usu. vulgar) (pissed off) angry, irritated | angry, irritated | | pitch | outdoor site for a stall or some other business site for a tent (US: campsite, q.v.) playing field for a particular sport (football pitch, rugby pitch, cricket pitch, etc.) | an attempt to persuade somebody to do something, usu. to accept a business proposal a sticky black substance obtained from tar the slope of a roof rotation on a lateral axis (as an aircraft or spacecraft) the frequency of a sound to erect a tent to discard (in various card games, e.g., bridge) | in baseball, the delivery of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter (slang) to have an erection (slang) to dispose a brief summary of a broader work or idea meant to be attractive to a third party e.g. "What's the pitch?" | | pitcher | a large container (often earthenware), usually round with a narrow neck, used for holding water or another liquid [3] (US: jug) | | any container with a handle and lip or spout for liquids* [4] (UK: jug) baseball player who pitches (throws) baseball towards the batter (UK: bowler) (gay slang, from baseball) a top or dominate partner | | pitman | a miner working in a pit | the man that stands in a pit when sawing timber (with another man standing above) | a connecting rod (as in a sawmill) a master barbequer, the person responsible for managing a barbeque pit. Menstrual cycle. ...
The pint is a unit of volume or capacity. ...
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Drunkenness, in its most common usage, is the state of being intoxicated with alcohol (i. ...
Military tents U.S. Army tent with constructed wooden entrance, climate control unit and sandbags for protection. ...
Bridge (card game) may mean: Contract bridge, the most common form of Bridge. ...
The erection of the penis, clitoris or a nipple is its enlarged and firm state. ...
Gay slang in linguistics refers to a form of English slang used predominantly among LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people. ...
The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or (coal) seam. ...
piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centimetres) Components of a typical, four stroke cycle, DOHC piston engine. ...
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards. ...
A member of the Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares pork shoulder at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. ...
| | plaster | an adhesive bandage placed on a minor cut or scrape (UK also: sticking/sticky plaster, Elastoplast™; US: Band-aid™); a cast of plaster of Paris ("a leg in plaster") | a pastelike mixture that hardens when applied to walls and ceilings; plastered - drunk | | | point | (pl.) railway turnout * (US: switch) (power point) electrical socket (US: outlet) cape or promontory jutting into sea (full point) syn. with full stop (q.v.) | (see article) | piece of land jutting into any body of water, esp. a river ("points and bends"); a prominence or peak (of mountains, hills, rocks), also an extremity of woods or timber | | pontoon | blackjack, twenty-one | a buoyant device | | | pop | | a sharp explosive sound popular music carbonated soft drink (US usage is regional; also: soda, soda pop) | father (colloquial) (v.) to kill | | porter | doorman, gatekeeper, or building maintenance worker * | bearer of burdens a style of beer | railway sleeping car attendant | | post (v.) | to send a letter * (US: mail) | to display on a noticeboard or bulletin board, Internet forum, etc. | to announce ("the company posted a first-quarter profit of $100 million") to inform ("keep me posted") * | | postal | | related to the paper mail system | (used in the name of the United States Postal Service; see mail) (to go postal) to commit a sudden, irrational burst of rage (slang) | | pound sign | | symbol of the Pound Sterling (£) (GBP) | number sign, octothorpe (#) (UK: hash sign) | | precinct | a pedestrian zone in a city or town ("a shopping precinct") | a space enclosed (as by walls) | subdivision of a county, town, etc. for the purpose of conducting elections section of a city patrolled by a police unit; the police station in such a section | | prep(aratory) school | (in England) fee-paying private junior school (which prepares pupils for public school) | | fee-paying private senior school (which prepares pupils for university) (UK: public school or independent school) | | pressman, presswoman | a journalist employed by a newspaper | | one who operates a printing press | | pressurise (UK), pressurize (US & UK) | insistently influence, or attempt to influence, someone else ("The manager pressurised his assistant to work late") (US & UK also: pressure) | subject a volume of gas or liquid to physical pressure, as the atmospheric pressure within an aircraft ("For the passengers' comfort, the airliner's cabin was pressurized [to 10,000 feet]") | | | proctor | (see article) | | an examination supervisor (UK: invigilator) | | professor | holder of a chair in a university, the highest academic rank (the usual order being Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader, Professor) | | academic faculty of all ranks: Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and (Full) Professor (the latter being largely equivalent to the UK meaning) | | project | | a plan; a temporary endeavour undertaken to create a unique product or service | publicly subsidised usu. low-income housing development---see public housing in the United States and Canada (UK: cf. s.v. estate) | | prom | shortening of 'promenade concert', originally one of a series of concerts (The Proms) held as part of a classical music festival that takes place in the late summer based around the Royal Albert Hall in London, but now also used elsewhere shortening of 'promenade', a raised walk next to the beach in seaside resorts | | dance/party held for pupils to celebrate the end of a school year/graduation * | | protest (v.t.) | | to forcefully express an opinion, to advocate: "The prisoner protested his innocence." | to campaign or demonstrate against: "The prisoner's friends protested the judge's decision." (UK: protest against) | | public school | long-established and prestigious fee-paying independent school in England or Wales (note that not all private schools are classed as public schools) (US: prep school) | | tax-supported school controlled by a local governmental authority (UK: state school) * (also in Scotland & Northern Ireland) | | pud | short for pudding, especially in "Christmas pud" (pronounced /'pʊd/) | | slang term for penis (pronounced /'pʌd/) | | pudding | dessert course of a meal a heavy dessert or main course (e.g. steak and kidney pudding), often suet-based used in the name of some other savoury dishes (e.g. black pudding, pease pudding) | | a creamy dessert | | pull | to persuade someone to be one's date or sex partner (slang) (on the pull) seeking a date or sex partner (slang) | to move something towards oneself | to carry out a task (esp. milit.) ("to pull guard duty") an injury to a muscle, tendon, or ligament, e.g. "That pull I got last week wont keep me out of the game." (UK similar: I've pulled a muscle) | | pull off | (of a vehicle) to start moving | to succeed in a task | | | pump (shoe) | (regional) a plimsoll | the word (of unknown origin) has variously denoted a pantofle, a low thin sole shoe, a formal men's shoe | usu. women's high(ish) heeled shoe (UK similar: court shoe) | | punk | | follower of Punk music | worthless person | | purse | feminine money container or wallet (US: coin purse) | | handbag | | pylon | electricity pylon, part of an electric power transmission network * (US: mast or transmission tower) | A large architectural feature, usually found as one of a pair at the entrance to ancient Egyptian temples - see Pylon (architecture) | traffic cone; temporary traffic lane separator. support structure for suspension bridge or highway | Elastoplast is a trademark name of a brand of sticking plaster (bandage) or medical dressing made by Beiersdorf AG. (They were made by Smith and Nephew until 2000. ...
Band Aid can refer to: BAND-AID, a brand of adhesive bandage Band Aid, a musical ensemble raising money for famine relief. ...
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A railroad switch is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one set of rail tracks (or tramway tracks) to another. ...
This information has been proof read by Robert Selbie of Sydney Grammar School and is pronouced false. ...
Point can refer to: Look up Point in Wiktionary, the free dictionary // Mathematics In mathematics: Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space but no extent Fixed point (mathematics), a point that is mapped to itself by a mathematical function Point at infinity Point group Point charge, an...
Blackjack, The face cards (Jack, Queen, and King) and the ten count as 10 points, and the Ace counts as 1 or 11. ...
A pontoon boat, like this small pleasure boat, typically floats and balances by means of two pontoons oriented in the direction of travel. ...
Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ...
Look up Porter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A doorman (more commonly referred to as a bouncer) is a term for a person who deals with the general security of a bar, pub or nightclub. ...
Literally, a Gatekeeper is a person who guards or monitors passage through a gate. ...
A porter carries objects. ...
Żywiec Porter Porter is a style of beer in the ale family which has a dark colour. ...
Beer in the glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ...
The interior of a Pullman car on the Chicago and Alton Railroad circa 1900. ...
It has been suggested that first class mail be merged into this article or section. ...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States government (see 39 U.S.C. § 201) responsible for providing postal service in the U.S. Within the United States, it is colloquially referred to simply as the post office. ...
Going postal is an American English slang term, used as a verb meaning to commit murder, mass murder or a killing spree in the workplace, generally by a current or former employee. ...
The Pound sign (£) is the symbol for Pound sterling, the currency of the United Kingdom, and some other currencies of the same name in other countries. ...
ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ...
GBP may be: short for Game Boy Player the ISO currency code for the British Pound Sterling. ...
Number sign in Arial font Number sign is one name for the symbol #, and is the preferred Unicode name for the codepoint represented by that glyph. ...
A precinct is a space enclosed by the walls or other boundaries of a particular place or building, or by an arbitrary and imaginary line drawn around it. ...
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A public school, in current English, Welsh and Northern Ireland usage, is a (usually) prestigious independent school, for children usually between the ages of 11 or 13 and 18, which charges fees and is not financed by the state. ...
An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ...
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The printing press is a mechanical device for printing many copies of a text on rectangular sheets of paper. ...
It has been suggested that Oxford University Police be merged into this article or section. ...
It has been suggested that Oxford University Police be merged into this article or section. ...
The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ...
Representation of a university class, 1350s. ...
Academic organizations typically have a rather rigid set of ranks. ...
A faculty is a division within a university. ...
A project is a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique product or service[1]. // The word project comes from the Latin word projectum from projicere, to throw something forwards which in turn comes from pro-, which denotes something that precedes the action of the next part of the word...
In the United States and Canada, public housing is usually a block of purpose-built housing operated by a government agency, often simply referred to as projects. ...
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A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ...
The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ...
Demonstrators march in the street while protesting the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on April 16, 2005. ...
The term public school has two distinct meanings: elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials, or, in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, a private or independent, fee-paying school, generally not coeducational, which prepares pupils for university. ...
An independent school is a school which is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operation and is instead operated by tuition charges, gifts, and perhaps the investment yield of an endowment. ...
Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() â on the European continent() â in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified - by Athelstan 967 AD Area - Total 130,395 km² 50,346 sq mi Population - 2007 estimate...
This article is about the country. ...
Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II...
Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...
Steak and kidney pudding is a dish made by enclosing diced steak and kidney pieces in gravy in a suet pastry. ...
Suet is raw beef or mutton fat, especially that found around the loins and kidneys. ...
Black pudding or blood pudding is a sausage made by cooking animal blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. ...
Pease pudding is sometimes also known as pease pottage or pease porridge. ...
A pump can mean many different types of shoe depending on the person using the word and where they are located. ...
Plimsoll shoe A plimsoll or plimsoll shoe is a type of athletic shoe with a canvas upper and rubber sole, developed as beachwear in the 1830s by the Liverpool Rubber Company (later to become Dunlop). ...
Court shoes are a high-heeled shoe with the heel ranging typically from 1 to 4 inches in height. ...
Punk Rock is an anti-establishment music movement that began about 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified by The Ramones,the Misfits, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ...
This article is about the terms most basic meaning; a purse is also a race track term. ...
The term pylon usually refers to a truncated pyramid or an object shaped like one. ...
A pylon is a tall steel lattice structure used to support overhead electricity conductors for power transmission. ...
Power line redirects here. ...
Pylon is the Greek term for a monumental gateway of an Egyptian temple. ...
Traffic cones are usually used to divert traffic. ...
A suspension bridge is a type of bridge that has been created since ancient times as early as 100 AD. Simple suspension bridges, for use by pedestrians and livestock, are still constructed, based upon the ancient Inca rope bridge. ...
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Q | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | quart | 1/4 (UK) gallon or 2 (UK) pints. Liquid measure approximately 1.136 litres (6/5 of an American quart). | | 1/4 (US) gallon or 2 (US) pints. Liquid measure equal to 0.946 litres (5/6 of a British quart). | | quarter | | one of four equal parts into which something is divided, as a quarter hour or, especially for financial purposes, a quarter of a year; in generic usage (as in fractions), US usu. fourth | 25 cents (a fourth of a dollar) | | quid | colloquial term for pound sterling (plural is quid also; in Ireland it can refer to the punt or Euro) | a measure (mouthful) of chewing tobacco | | | quite | to some extent or degree, e.g. in the phrase "quite good" meaning "mediocre, acceptable" or "good, well done" (ironic, according to subtle voice intonation) | to the fullest extent or degree ("All art is quite useless" -- Oscar Wilde) to a great extent or degree | (e.g. in the phrase "quite good" meaning "excellent") | The Imperial units are an irregularly standardized system of units that have been used in the United Kingdom and its former colonies, including the Commonwealth countries. ...
The pint is a unit of volume or capacity. ...
U.S. customary units, commonly known in the United States as English unitsâbut see English unitâor standard units, are units of measurement that are currently used in the USA, in some cases alongside units from SI (the International System of Unitsâthe modern metric system). ...
The pint is a unit of volume or capacity. ...
ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ...
ISO 4217 Code IEP User(s) Ireland ERM Since 13 March 1979 Fixed rate since 31 December 1998 Replaced by â¬, non cash 1 January 1999 Replaced by â¬, cash 1 January 2002 ⬠= £0. ...
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Chewing tobacco is a smokeless tobacco product. ...
Irony, from the Greek εἴÏÏν (eiron), is a literary or rhetorical device, in which there is a gap or incongruity between what a speaker or a writer says and what is generally understood (either at the time, or in the later context of history). ...
R | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | railroad | tramway (obsolete) | (v.) to coerce to convict with undue haste or with insufficient evidence | see usage of the terms railroad and railway (v.) to work on the railroad to transport by railroad see also at underground | | rambler | (the "walker" sense is particularly in use in UK, see Ramblers' Association) | one that rambles (as a hiker) a type of rose | a style of house, usu. a ranch house (see also Rambler (automobile), Nash Rambler) | | randy | a slang term meaning sexually aroused (American horny) | | a male or female given name or nickname deriving from the names Randall, Randolph, or Miranda | | range | (obs.) a type of cooker (q.v.), as that featured on the TV programme The 1900 House | a series of things in a line (as mountains) a sequence or scale between limits a place where shooting is practised an area over which a species of animal or plant is found The terms railroad and railway generally describe the same thing, a guided means of land transport, designed to be used by trains, for transporting both passengers and freight. ...
The Ramblers Association is the largest organisation in the British Isles to look after the interests of walkers (or ramblers) in Britain. ...
Species Between 100 and 150, see list Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Rosa A rose is a flowering shrub of the genus Rosa, and the flower of this shrub. ...
Ranch-style houses are also called American ranch or California rambler. ...
Rambler logo, 1960s Rambler was an automobile brand name used by the Thomas B. Jeffery Company between 1900 and 1914, then by its successor, Nash Motors in 1950, and finally by Nashs successor, American Motors Corporation from 1954 to 1969. ...
The Nash Rambler was an American automobile produced by the Nash Motors division of Nash Kelvinator Corporation between 1950 and 1957. ...
Randy can refer to: A male or female given name or nickname deriving from the male names Randall or Randolph, (meaning wolf shield), or alternatively derived from the female name Miranda (meaning admirable, wonderful, or miraculous). ...
Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
// A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things proper name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robbie, Robin, and Bert are possible nicknames for Robert). ...
Look up range in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
The 1900 House is a historical reality television programme made by Wall to Wall/Channel 4 in 1999. ...
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biodiversity. ...
| a cooking stove with an oven and burners on the top surface an open area for the grazing of livestock a series of townships (q.v.), a Public Land Survey System unit of land east or west from a Principal Meridian | | read | to study a subject at university ("he is reading physics") (roughly approximate US: major (in)) | to peruse written material | | | reader | the second highest academic rank at a university, below professor (US equivalent: associate professor) | one who reads | a teaching assistant who reads and grades examination papers. | | receptionist | hotel reservation desk worker (US: clerk) see also concierge | front desk employee in business establishments, organisations, or hospitals | | | recess (time) | | remission or suspension of business or procedure | pause between classes at school (UK: break, playtime) | | redcap | a military police officer the bird goldfinch | | a baggage porter (as at a train station) | | redundant | laid off from employment, usu. because no longer needed ("The company made 100 workers redundant") | unnecessary; repetitive | | | regular | | normal, customary following a uniform pattern in space or time (of a geometric shape) having equal sides and angles frequent one who frequents a place a full-time professional member of a military organisation (see Structure of the British Army and Regular Army) | of an ordinary kind; also, nice or agreeable ("a regular guy") of an ordinary or medium size * unmodified, especially non-dietary/sugar-free/fat-free * non-decaffeinated coffee lowest grade of gasoline (historically: leaded gasoline) A stove is a heat-producing device. ...
Oven depicted in a painting by Millet An oven is an enclosed compartment for heating, baking or drying. ...
Sheep are commonly bred as livestock. ...
The Public Land Survey System (PLSS) is a method used in the United States to survey and identify land parcels, particularly for titles and deeds of rural, wild or undeveloped land. ...
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The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ...
A receptionist is an office/administrative support position. ...
This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...
receSs is a Washington, DC based comedy group performing sketch comedy and improv comedy. ...
It has been suggested that Gendarmerie be merged into this article or section. ...
Binomial name Carduelis tristis (Linnaeus, 1758) The Eastern or American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) is a typical North American seed-eating member of the finch (Fringillidae) family, averaging 11 cm in length. ...
The structure of the British Army is broadly similar to that of the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, being divided into two Commands as top-level budget holders; Land Command and the Adjutant-General. ...
The Regular Army is the permanent force of the United States Army or any Countrys army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve or national guard outfit. ...
| | remit | (n.) set of responsibilities ("within my remit"; "to have a remit") (pronounced /'ɹiːmɪt/) | (v.) to defer; in law, to transfer a case to a lower court; to send money; to cancel. (pronounced /ɹə'mɪt/) | | | restroom | a room for staff to take their breaks in; a staffroom (US: breakroom) | | a room in a public place, containing a toilet | | review | | to reassess, inspect, perform a subsequent reading to write a review | to study again (as in preparing for an examination) (UK: revise), hence review (n.) | | revise | to study again (as in preparing for an examination) (US: review), hence revision | to inspect, amend, correct, improve written material (as publications) | | | ring (v.) | to call (someone) by telephone | to sound a bell | (ring up) to total up a customer's purchases on a cash register | | rise (increase) | an increase in wages (US: raise) | an increase in amount, value, price, etc. | | | roommate | | a person with whom one shares a bedroom | (also roomie) a person with whom one shares a house or apartment (UK: housemate or flatmate) | | root (v.) | to have sex with (vulgar slang) (orig. Australian) | to fix; to rummage; to take root or grow roots | to cheer ("I will be rooting for you") * | | rotary | | a machine acting by rotation (cap.) organisation whose members comprise Rotary Clubs | a circular road intersection (US also traffic circle, UK usu. roundabout; see articles) | | roundabout | a merry-go-round a circular road intersection * (US usu. traffic circle or rotary, q.v.) | a detour or circuitous path | a type of men's jacket used in the past | | row (n.) | a noisy quarrel *; a continual loud noise ("Who's making that row?") (rhymes with "cow") | a line of objects, often regularly spaced (as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.) a line of entries in a table, etc. (as opposed to a column) an instance of rowing Look up Review in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
This article or section includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ...
Antique crank-operated cash register This article is about the cash register. ...
Rotary International Logo Rotary International is an organization of Rotary Clubs (service clubs) located all over the world (more than 32,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas) and 1. ...
Columbus Circle, New York City, NY; site of the first traffic circle in the United States completed in 1905 DeSoto Fountain sits in the center of a traffic circle in the city of Coral Gables, Florida. ...
For the song by Yes, see Roundabout (song) A roundabout or rotary is a type of road junction (or traffic calming device) at which traffic enters a stream around a central island after first yielding (giving way) to the circulating traffic. ...
This article is about the fairground ride. ...
| a series of prison cells ("death row") a particular street or area of a town (as in skid row, dilapidated neighbourhood haunted by vagrants, misfits, etc.) a series of row houses (row house) town house, q.v. | | rubber (countable noun) | pencil eraser | the duration of a match in certain games (e.g., bridge) | condom waterproof rain boot (UK: wellington) This article is about the handwriting instrument. ...
A pencil eraser. ...
A condom is a device, usually made of latex, or more recently polyurethane, that is used during sexual intercourse. ...
| | run | (n.) a leisure drive or ride ("a run in the car") | (v.) senses orig. US and now common are: to be a candidate in an election (UK also stand); to manage or provide for (a business, a family, etc.); the idioms run scared, run into. More s.v. home run; see wiktionary for additional meanings | (v.) to propose (someone) as a candidate to drive past ("to run a red light") to hunt (as the buffalo or the deer) (n.) an instance of running for office a creek (q.v.) | | run-in | the final part of a race; approach to something, also run-up (q.v.) | | an argument or altercation * | | rundown (n.) | a reduction (as of an establishment) | a detailed summary (orig. US slang) | a type of play in baseball tired, depressed. | | run-up | | the act of running up the period preceding an event (as an election) | a sudden increase (as in price) (orig. Stock exchange) * | A rundown, also called a pickle (it gets this nickname from the game Pickle-in-the-Middle where two people keep the ball away from another) or a hotbox, is a situation in the game of baseball that occurs when the baserunner is stranded between two bases and is in...
S | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | saloon | closed car having two or (usu.) four doors, a front and rear seat and a separate boot/trunk (US: sedan) (saloon bar) posh bar within a pub or hotel passengers' lounge on a liner or luxury train (US approx.: parlor car) | officers' dining room on a merchant ship | bar, especially in the Wild West bar that serves only spirits and no food a room in a house used for receiving guests; a salon This article is about the type of car. ...
This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...
Dariush Grand Hotel,Kish island, Iran The 4-star Manor House Hotel at Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England. ...
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Great Basin region, typical American West The Western United States has played a significant role in history and fiction. ...
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A drawing room is a room in a house where visitors may be entertained. ...
| | scalp (v.) | | to cut the scalp off; to take something away | to resell (as tickets) at higher prices (UK: tout) to trade (as stocks) for quick profits | | scheme | official systematic plan (as of the government) ("a pension scheme") (Scotland) Low-cost public housing (US: project) | a plan, often secret or devious; a plot ("criminal scheme") | | | school | place of primary or secondary education | grouping of departments or large department within a university faculty (among other meanings, e.g., a group of experts sharing perspective or methods, or a group of fish) | any educational institution | | scrappy | not neatly organised or poor a scrappy player is one who sometimes plays well, but often plays badly. | fragmentary | bellicose or fightingly determined a scrappy player is one who compensates for a lack of size or speed with grit and determination. | | second (v.) | to transfer temporarily to alternative employment (pronounced /sɛ'kɒnd/, to rhyme with "beyond") | to endorse, support, or bring reinforcements | | | sedan | | a chair or windowed cabin, carried by at least two porters in front and behind | a common car body style (UK: saloon, q.v.) | | seeded (grapes, etc.) | with the seeds left in | | having had the seeds removed (also seedless, used in UK) | | semi | semi-detached house (US: duplex) | | semi-trailer truck (UK: articulated lorry) | | series (television) | a single batch of episodes of a television programme (US: season) | | all of the episodes of a particular television program | | set square | a triangular object used in technical drawing (US: triangle) | | a T-square (also used in technical drawing) | | shade | | penumbra, partial obscurity; nuance (pl.) sunglasses (orig. US); reminder of the past | window blind | | shag | to copulate, or copulate with [understood in the US also due to Austin Powers movies] | a seabird (various members of the cormorant family) a kind of a dance (orig. US) a kind of fabric with a thick, long strands; often used in carpets long, matted hair (cf. Shaggy from the Scooby Doo cartoon) a type of shredded coarse tobacco | (v.) to chase after; to chase and fetch (as a fly ball in baseball) a style of long hair with numerous layers (not matted or untidy) | | shattered | exhausted | devastated emotionally | | | sherbet | a fizzy powdered confectionery | | a type of frozen dessert (also spelled sherbert) | | sheriff | chief royal peace officer of a county, now (as high sheriff) largely only a ceremonial role (England and Wales) local judge, in full sheriff-depute or sheriff-substitute (Scotland) | | elected chief legal officer of a county, usu. also in charge of the county's law enforcement service; elsewhere any member of a county (vs. state or local) police | | shingle | pebbles, particularly those on the seashore * | to cut a woman's hair in an overlapping style (shingles) a painful disease of the skin, caused by the chickenpox virus wooden roof tile to cover a roof with wooden tiles | sign proclaiming one's name and calling ("hang a shingle out") to cover something like a shingled roof | | shop | consumer retail establishment of any size (US: store); hence shopfront (US: storefront), shop-soiled (US: shopworn), shop assistant (US: (sales) clerk) workshop, only in combination ("machine shop") | | small or specialized consumer retail establishment (e.g. coffee shop, dress shop) workshop; practical class at school taught in a workshop | | shorts | strong alcoholic drinks served in multiples of 25 ml, sometimes with mixers (US & UK also: shots) | short trousers | underpants, boxers | | shower | | spray of water used to wash oneself a short period of rain A Toyota Camry, a recognizable sedan The Ford Five Hundred, a full-sized sedan The 3-box design, indicative of a notchback sedan, as illustrated on a full-size luxury sedan. ...
The litter is a class of wheelless vehicles for transport of persons. ...
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triangle, set square In American English, a set square is an alternative name for a T-square. ...
A T-square is a technical drawing instrument primarily a guide for drawing horizontal lines on a drafting table. ...
Shade is the blocking of sunlight (in particular direct sunshine) by any object, and also the shadow created by that object. ...
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Front and side view of Venetian or horizontal blinds. ...
The term Shag may refer to one of the following. ...
A pair of lions having sexual intercourse in the Maasai Mara, Kenya. ...
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For other uses, see Cormorant (disambiguation). ...
Scooby (left) and Shaggy (right), as seen in Whats New Scooby Doo? Norville Shaggy Rogers is a fictional character in the American animated television series Scooby-Doo, about the adventures of four crime-solving teenagers and Shaggys pet Great Dane, Scooby-Doo. ...
Scooby-Doo IS THE SHIT is a short ass-running American animated television series produced for your mom Saturday morning television in several different versions from 1969 to the present. ...
A cartoon is any of several forms of illustrations with varied meanings that evolved from its original meaning. ...
In baseball, a batted ball can be called one of several various things, depending on how it comes off the bat and where in the field it lands. ...
Sherbet or Sherbert may mean: Sherbet, an effervescent drink or a powder made from bicarbonate of soda to make such a drink Sorbet, a frozen dessert without milk Ice cream, a frozen dessert with milk Sherbet (band), an Australian rock band ...
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A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction. ...
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Herpes zoster, colloquially known as shingles, is the reactivation of varicella zoster virus, leading to a crop of painful blisters over the area of a dermatome. ...
Coffee Shop is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1995 album, One Hot Minute. ...
| a celebratory party where gifts are given to an individual e.g. a baby shower to celebrate an imminent birth | | sic | | Latin for "Thus", "just so" — states that the preceding quoted material appears exactly that way in the source, usu. despite errors of spelling, grammar, usage, or fact. | pronunciation spelling of "seek" used as a dog command, and by extension as a verb meaning to set (as a dog, etc.) to attack someone ("I'll sic my attorney on you") | | sick | (off sick) not at work because of illness Cool, good, interesting (slang) | (to be sick) to vomit (slang) disgusting (corruption of sickening) | unwell (out sick) not at work because of illness | | sideboard | (pl.) sideburns, side-whiskers | an item of furniture also known as buffet | | | siding | | a dead-end railway track leading off the main line and used to store rolling-stock | a short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track, enabling trains on the same line to pass (UK: loop) external wall covering, cladding, weatherboarding | | silencer | device to silence a car/automobile (US: muffler) | device to silence a firearm | | | silk | a Queen's Counsel | material made from unwound silkworm cocoons | the silky, pistillate flower of the Indian corn a parachute (orig. slang of the United States Air Force) | | silverware | things made from silver, including bowls, spoons, etc | | eating implements (spoon, fork, knife) (UK: cutlery; US also flatware) | | skillet | (regional dialect) a frying pan a type of stir-fried food item | | a frying pan, often cast iron a long-handled stewing pan or saucepan, often having short legs or feet | | skip (n.) | large rubbish container (US approx: Dumpster) | an act of leaping or omitting; see skip (radio), skip (in record player) | one who disappears without paying their debts ("finding a good skip tracer is harder than finding your debtors") | | skivvy | a Scullery maid or lowest servant doing menial work, somebody at the bottom of the pecking order | [origin of both senses is unknown; they are likely unrelated] | (pl.) men's underwear (colloquial) | | slag | (derogatory) promiscuous woman (US & UK also: slut) a general insult directed at someone of either sex | A product from the iron-smelting blast furnace; mainly used in tarmac production | | | slash | (colloq.) an act of urinating ("to have a slash") | to cut drastically the symbol '/' (orig. US) (also virgule, solidus; UK also: oblique, stroke) A pronunciation spelling of a word is a spelling intentionally different from the standard spelling, used to emphasis a particular pronunciation of the word. ...
Dog training is a necessary adjunct to keeping dogs as pets. ...
A sideboard is an item of furniture traditionally used for both storage and display. ...
General Ambrose Burnside, after whom sideburns may be named Sideburns or sideboards are patches of facial hair on the sides of a mans face, in front of the ears. ...
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An assortment of modern hand-held firearms using fixed ammunition, including military assault rifles, a sporting shotgun (fourth from bottom), a tactical shotgun (third from bottom), and a sporting rifle (top). ...
Cherie Booth QC wearing her ceremonial robes (including full-bottomed wig) as Queens Counsel at the Bar of England and Wales. ...
Binomial name Zea mays L. Maize (Zea mays ssp. ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
Starch-polyester disposable cutlery Cutlery refers to any hand utensil used in preparing, serving, and especially eating food. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number silver, Ag, 47 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 5, d Appearance lustrous white metal Standard atomic weight 107. ...
Used cutlery: a plate, a fork and knife, and a drinking glass. ...
This article is about waste matter. ...
Rubbish skip on skip-carrier lorry The word skip is used for various large open-topped containers, including the load-carrying container part of a dumper. ...
A dumpster awaiting pick-up A Dumpster® is a large trash receptacle, and a type of mobile garbage bin or MGB. In British and Australian English, the term skip is more commonly used (although they are not perfect synonyms). ...
In radio propagation, skip is when a radio signal is reflected or refracted by the atmosphere or ionosphere, and returns to Earth in an unexpectedly far-away place. ...
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In great houses, scullery maids were the lowest-ranking of the female servants and is assistant to a kitchen maid. ...
Tarmac, short for tar-penetration macadam, is a type of highway pavement no longer commonly used. ...
The slash A slash or stroke, /, is a punctuation mark. ...
| an open tract in a forest strewn with debris, especially from logging a swampy area | | slate | (v.) to disparage ("many critics have slated the film"), hence slating | (n.) a type of rock; a greyish colour (v.) to cover with slate | (v.) to schedule * ("slated for demolition") to designate (a candidate, as for political office) (n.) a list of candidates | | sleet | snow that has partially thawed on its fall to the ground | | (partially) frozen raindrops; a mixture of rain and snow or hail; also, glaze (q.v.) | | slough (wetland) | (usu. pronounced /'slaʊ/, to rhyme with "plough") | a marshy area, a swamp | a secondary channel; a small backwater; a pond (usu. pronounced /'slu/ and often spelled slew) | | smokestack | | a system (as a pipe) for venting hot gases and smoke (as in buildings) | such a system on ships (UK & US also: funnel) and locomotives (UK: chimney) (attrib.) heavy industry, manufacturing industry * ("smokestack industries", "smokestack stocks") | | smudge | | a blurry spot or streak | a smouldering mass placed on the windward side to protect from frost or keep insects away (as in smudge pot) | | snout | police informant tobacco (slang) | pig's nose nose (slang) | | | sod | unpleasant person, originally short for sodomite ("He's a sod, isn't he?") unfortunate person when prefixed by 'poor' ("The poor sod's had his wallet nicked.") | layer of grass and earth | | | soda | carbonated water, or any non-alcoholic drink made with it, but not usu. one sold ready-mixed | any of various chemical compounds containing sodium (as sodium bicarbonate or sodium carbonate), carbonated water | (regional) carbonated soft drink, usu. one sold ready-mixed (also 'pop,' 'soda pop') (UK: fizzy drink or colloquially (fizzy) pop) | | solicitor | lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts * (considered overly formal in US) | | one that solicits (e.g. contributions to charity), an advertiser, a promoter; often annoying chief law officer of a city, town, or government department Slate Thick slate fragment Slate roof Slate is a fine-grained, homogeneous, metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low grade regional metamorphism. ...
Demolition of the Old Myer Building, Perth, Western Australia. ...
Sleet is a term used in a variety of ways to describe precipitation intermediate between rain and snow but distinct from hail. ...
The term slough (in the UK, pronounced to rhyme with cow; In the US, pronounced slew) has several meanings related to wetland or aquatic features that seem to derive from local experience. ...
A typical kitchen funnel. ...
Great Western Railway No. ...
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Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ...
Manufacturing, a branch of industry, is the application of tools and a processing medium to the transformation of raw materials into finished goods for sale. ...
Smudge Pot A smudge pot is an oil-burning device used to prevent frost on fruit trees. ...
Sodomy is a term of religious origin to characterize certain sexual acts and behaviours as a perversion of the human capacity for union through sexuality. ...
Effervescence from soda. ...
General Name, Symbol, Number sodium, Na, 11 Chemical series alkali metals Group, Period, Block 1, 3, s Appearance silvery white Standard atomic weight 22. ...
Sodium bicarbonate is the chemical compound with the formula NaHCO3. ...
Sodium carbonate (also known as washing soda or soda ash), Na2CO3, is a sodium salt of carbonic acid. ...
A solicitor is a type of lawyer in many common law jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, but not the United States (in the United States the word has a quite different meaningâsee below). ...
| | solitaire | peg-jumping puzzle game (see peg solitaire) | | any of a family of one-player card games (see solitaire) (UK: patience) | | sort (v.) | to deal with; hence sorted as expression of appreciation; (slang) to be adequately supplied with narcotics all used with out: to arrange or take care of (something) * to solve an esp. difficult situation (also reflexive) * (informal) to set (someone) straight, or to get even with (someone) English peg solitaire board European peg solitaire board Peg Solitaire is a board game for one player involving movement of pegs on a board with holes. ...
// For the game on The Price Is Right, see Card Game (pricing game). ...
The Klondike Solitaire game that comes with GNOME. This article is about the solitaire family of card games. ...
| to arrange or classify; often used with out | | | spanner | general term for a tool used for turning nuts, bolts, etc. (US: wrench, q.v.) something interfering (US: (monkey) wrench) | | a wrench with holes or pins at its end for meshing with the object to be turned (UK: C spanner) | | spaz | (offensive) Incompetent, useless, disabled person (from spastic) | | uncoordinated, messing something up. Can be used self-referentially. Has less offensive connotations in American usage. | | spigot | | a spile in a cask | a tap or faucet | | spook | | a ghost; a spy, government undercover agent (both orig. US) | a black person (insulting) | | spotty | pimply ("a spotty teenager") | | of inhomogeneous quality ("a spotty record") | | squash (n.) | fruit cordial drink (squash (drink)) | sport (squash (sport))* | vegetable (squash (vegetable))* (UK also gourd) | | squat | (n.) premises occupied by squatters | (v.) to occupy (as premises) illegally to bend deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet (n.) the act of squatting an exercise in weightlifting | (n.) nothing (slang; short for diddly-squat) (more at cop) | | stabiliser (UK), stabilizer (US & UK) | (pl.) additional wheels to help learner cyclists (US: training wheels) | something that stabilises, as stabilizer (aircraft) or stabilizer (chemistry) | | | stall (enclosure) | (pl.) front seats in a theatre (US: orchestra) | compartment for an animal in a barn a booth or counter (as in a marketplace) seat in a church's choir | compartment containing a shower or toilet (UK: cubicle) a marked-off parking space enclosure for a locomotive in a roundhouse (box stall) compartment in a barn where an animal can move untethered (UK: loose box) | | stand (v.) | to be a candidate in an election * (US: run) | to be vertical; to remain stationary; to buy (someone) (something) | | | starter | first course of a meal * (US usu. appetizer); more s.v. entree | one that starts (as a device to start an engine) | transportation dispatcher or elevator (q.v.) dispatcher starting pitcher (baseball) the official who starts a track race. | | stash | (v.) to quit, put an end to ("to stash it") | (v.) to store away [old criminals' slang revived in US] | (n.) a hiding place, or something (esp. drug or liquor) stored away* | | stone | (pl. usu. stone) 14 pounds in weight (14 lb), normally used when specifying a person's weight ("My weight is twelve stone four", meaning 12 stone and 4 pounds; US "172 pounds") | a small rock | | | stood | (colloquial, mainly Northern English) standing ("I've been stood here for an hour") | past tense and participle of stand | | | stoop | | forwards bend of the spine bringing the shoulders in front of the hips dive of a predatory bird towards its prey | raised porch or entrance veranda (orig. Dutch; esp. Northeast). Also refers to the external stairs leading up to a row house, "Sitting on the stoop." | | store | place for storage of items not needed for immediate use* | large consumer retail establishment (as department store or superstore) | consumer retail establishment of any size (UK: shop), e.g. grocery store, hardware store, convenience store, dime store; hence storefront (UK: shopfront), storekeeper (UK: shopkeeper) | | stove | a hothouse or greenhouse for plants the grate of a fireplace | wood- or coal-burning room-heating appliance | (or cookstove) appliance for cooking food * --compare range (UK usu. cooker) see also Franklin stove | | straight away, straightaway | (usu. spaced) immediately, right away * | | (solid) a straight (in a road, racecourse, etc.) | | strike | a good solid shot, as in scoring a goal in soccer (Strike off) to remove a professional's license (e.g., for attorneys: US disbar) | to temporarily stop working (often as part of a union) knock down all pins in bowling to ignite a match | to miss, as to miss the ball with the bat in baseball | | student | | person studying at a post-secondary educational institution | person studying at any educational institution * | | stuff (v) | to have sex - often used as a milder form of "fuck", eg "Get stuffed!" (for "Fuck off!"), "Our team got stuffed in the match", etc. | to pack tightly with, especially with food: "I'm stuffed" = "I've eaten too much". | | | sub | to subsidise (pay for something in place of someone else) (in newspaper publishing) edit copy for length and/or house style (in full: sub-edit) subscription sub-lieutenant (Royal Navy rank) subaltern (British Army second lieutenant or lieutenant) | submarine (n. & v.) substitute (usu. in sport) (sexual) submissive | substitute teacher (UK: supply teacher) to teach in place of the normal teacher (regional) submarine sandwich * | | subdivision | | the process or an instance of subdividing | the division of a tract of land into lots (q.v.) for the purpose of sale, or the tract of land so divided. (UK:estate, development) | | subway | pedestrian underpass Glasgow subterranean railway | (Subway) restaurant chain for submarine sandwiches | underground commuter railway | | suds | | (n.) froth, lather; (v.) to lather | (v.) to form suds; hence sudser (a soap opera) and adj. sudsy (in both lit. & fig. senses) (n.) beer | | superintendent | senior police rank (US approx.: deputy inspector)
| senior official in various undertakings (railways, public works, etc.) | person in charge of a building (UK: caretaker) the head of a school district or a State Department of Education sometimes, the head of a police department (dated) a train conductor | | suspenders | elasticated support for stockings (US: garter) | | elasticated support for trousers (UK: braces) | | swede | Swedish (yellow) turnip (US: rutabaga) | (Swede) a person from Sweden | | | sweet | (n.) An after-meal dessert, more s.v. candy | (adj.) Sweet-tasting; (adj.) to describe someone who is kind, gentle, or giving | (n.) Short for sweetheart. Also, to be sweet on someone is to have a crush on them. (adj.) used to describe something as good ("That car is sweet!") | | switch | | (n.) see electric switch, telephone switch, network switch (v.) to operate a switch to exchange, swap, make a shift | (n.) mechanism that allows a railway vehicle to change tracks (UK: points); hence switch engine or switcher (UK: shunter), switchyard (UK: marshalling yard), switch tower (UK: signal box) (v.) to change tracks by means of a switch see also bait and switch | | switchback | a road or railway that alternately ascends and descends a roller coaster | | a zigzagging road or railway, usu. in the mountains; also, a hairpin turn in a road or trail | A modern hammer is directly descended from ancient hand tools A tool or device is a piece of equipment which typically provides a mechanical advantage in accomplishing a physical task. ...
For the record label, see Wrench Records. ...
For the record label, see Wrench Records. ...
For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ...
Look up cordial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Squash is a concentrated fruit syrup to which water is added. ...
Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball...
Species - hubbard squash, buttercup squash - cushaw squash - butternut squash - most pumpkins, acorn squash, summer squash References: ITIS 22365 2002-11-06 Hortus Third Squashes are four species of the genus Cucurbita, also called pumpkins and marrows depending on variety or the nationality of the speaker. ...
Look up squat, squatter, squatting in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
A weightlifter about to jerk 180 kg[1] Weightlifting, sometimes referred to commonly as lifting, is a sport in which competitors attempt to lift heavy weights mounted on steel bars called barbells, the execution of which is a combination of power, flexibility, technique, mental and physical strength. ...
The tail of a Lufthansa airliner (Airbus A319) in flight, showing the horizontal and vertical stabilizer Mathematics: see Group action. ...
Training wheels are a colloquial term for stabilizers used on bicycles. ...
The tail of a Lufthansa airliner (Airbus A319) in flight, showing the horizontal and vertical stabilizer For aircraft, the horizontal stabilizer is a fixed or adjustable surface from which an elevator may be hinged, while a vertical stabilizer (also called a fin) is fixed to the aircraft and supports the...
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Sponges are sold at this roadside stall near Akti Bay in the island of Kalymnos, Greece. ...
Roundhouse in 1909, turntable in the front Roundhouse in Uster, Switzerland Steam locomotives sit in the Chicago and North Western Railway roundhouse at the Chicago, Illinois freight yards, December 1942. ...
Starter may refer to an automobile self starter, or starter motor the person who fires a pistol or waves a flag to indicate the start of a race bread starter, (also called sponge) a fermented mixture used in baking sourdough a motor starter, or electric motor starter used to start...
A dispatcher can mean different things (with related meanings). ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Elevator surfing. ...
In baseball or softball, a starting pitcher, often abbreviated as starter, is the pitcher who pitches the first pitch to the first batter of a game. ...
The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ...
The stone is a unit of mass in the Imperial system of weights and measures used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and most Commonwealth countries. ...
Northern English is a group of dialects of the English language. ...
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Five and dime was a common nickname in the United States for five-and-ten-cent stores (also called 5 and 10s), popular in the early to mid-20th century. ...
A stove is a heat-producing device. ...
A greenhouse in Saint Paul, Minnesota. ...
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A natural gas fireplace with a burning fire. ...
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A trade union or labor union is a continuous association of wage-earners for the purpose of maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment. ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
A subaltern is a military term for a junior officer. ...
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
Second Lieutenant is the lowest commissioned rank in many armed forces. ...
Lieutenant is a military, naval, paramilitary, fire service or police officer rank. ...
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Subdivision is the act of dividing up land into smaller pieces that are easier to sell, usually via a plat. ...
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Glaswegian redirects here. ...
An Inner Circle train arrives at West Street station. ...
Exterior of a typical Subway restaurant Locations of Subway stores Subway is the name of a multinational restaurant franchise that sells sandwiches and salads. ...
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A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railway â usually in an urban area â with a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ...
Froth is foam consisting of bubbles in a liquid. ...
For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ...
Beer in the glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ...
School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ...
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A pair of dark grey nylon stockings. ...
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Binomial name Brassica napobrassica Mill. ...
This article is about electrical switches. ...
In the field of telecommunications, a central office houses equipment that is commonly known as simply a switch, which is a piece of equipment that connects phone calls. ...
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A rail yard, or Railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. ...
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A bait and switch is a form of fraud in which the fraudster lures in customers by advertising a good at an unprofitably low price, then reveals to potential customers that the advertised good is not available but that a substitute good is. ...
A typical roller coaster The roller coaster is a popular amusement ride developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. ...
A railway zig zag is a way of climbing hills in difficult country with a minimal need for tunnels and heavy earthworks. ...
Road D2204 ascends to the Col de Brauss using hairpin bends in Provence-Alpes-Côte dAzur in the French Alps. ...
T | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | table (verb) (as a parliamentary procedure) | (also lay on the table) to raise for consideration | | (also lay on the table) to suspend from consideration, to shelve; (colloquial) to postpone | | tailback | queue of vehicles, traffic jam (US: gridlock, backup) | | offensive backfield position in American football | | tank top | jumper (US: sweater) without sleeves | | sleeveless t-shirt (UK: vest, q.v.) (also see wifebeater) * | | tanner | slang for a pre-decimalisation sixpence coin or sixpence value | one who tans | | | tap | valve through which liquid is drawn and dispensed * (US usu.: faucet, spigot) | a spile or spigot in a cask; a device for dispensing beer from a keg (phone tap) a device for listening to other people's telephone calls (tap up) to covertly enter negotiations ("The manager accused the other team of tapping up his player") | to select, designate; esp. to publicly select for a special honour from one's peers as in the (possibly apocryphal) American Indian ceremony ("She was tapped for the position of CEO") and as in being designated a college fraternity pledge. vulgar slang for "have sex with" | | tea | afternoon snack (US: late lunch) evening meal (sometimes called high tea) | a hot beverage made by infusing Camellia sinensis leaves (hot tea); Herb tea a tea-like beverage made from herbs (UK infusion (archaic)) A table is a piece of furniture with a horizontal surface supported above the ground. ...
Parliamentary procedure is the name given to the set of rules governing the decision-making process used by a deliberative assembly. ...
Tailback is an offensive backfield position in the sport of American football. ...
United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Sleeveless T-shirt. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with sixpence. ...
The scilling or scylling (which possibly comes from the Teutonic root skil meaning to divide) was used in Anglo-Saxon times as money of account, even though no coins of that denomination existed. ...
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Beer in the glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ...
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Tea leaves in a Chinese gaiwan. ...
A snack food is seen in Western culture as a type of food that is not meant to be eaten as part of one of the main meals of the day (breakfast, lunch, supper). ...
Binomial name Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze Camellia sinensis is one of the two major varieties or strains of the tea plant, the plant species whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea (The other being Camellia Assamica). ...
| Iced tea sometimes taken with lemon and/or sugar | | on the telephone | having a working telephone (now rare, since most people do) | talking on the telephone | | | teller | | one that tells (as stories) a person who counts the votes in an election | a bank clerk or cashier who receives and pays out money *; hence automated teller machine | | terrace | row of identical or mirror-image houses sharing side walls * (US: row house, townhouse) | a type of veranda or walkway or area close to a building see also terrace (agriculture), terrace (gardening), stream terrace | (regional) parking (q.v.) | | terrier | member of the Territorial Army (slang) | one of various smallish breeds of dog | | | theatre (UK & US), theater (US) | (or operating theatre) hospital room for surgical operations (US: operating room) | a place where stage plays are performed | cinema ("movie/motion picture theater") | | through (time) | "Open through 6pm Monday", "through" is not used in relation to time in British English. In other contexts it is taken to mean "Through and out the other side", for example "if you go through the tunnel you will be in Kent". In the context of time it would mean "Open until at least 6pm Monday, maybe later". More usual in British English is to say: "Open until 6pm Monday". Binomial name Citrus à limon (L.) Burm. ...
Magnification of grains of sugar, showing their monoclinic hemihedral crystalline structure. ...
An NCR Personas 85-Series interior, multi-function ATM in the USA An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine (ATM) is a computerised telecommunications device that provides a financial institutions customers a method of financial transactions in a public space without the need for a human clerk or...
A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...
Leinster House, 18th century Dublin townhouse of the Duke of Leinster. ...
Terraced vineyards near Lausanne The Incan terraces at PÃsac are still used today. ...
In gardening, a terrace is an element where a raised flat paved or gravelled section overlooks a prospect. ...
Remants of former floodplains of the San Juan River in Utah stand as stream terraces above the rivers modern level in this 1927 photo. ...
The Territorial Army (TA) is a part of the British Army, the land armed forces of the United Kingdom, and composed mostly of part-time soldiers paid at the same rate, while engaged on military activities, as their Regular equivalents. ...
Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ...
For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle —...
An operating theatre or operating room is a room within a hospital within which surgical operations are carried out. ...
| | Up to, until. | | tick | the symbol ✓ (US: check mark) a moment ("just a tick") credit ("on tick") | blood-sucking arachnid (see tick) sound of an analogue clock | | | tick off | to admonish | | to annoy | | tie | a game between two teams e.g. Manchester won the tie against London | an article of clothing worn around the neck a game result in which neither player/team wins (also draw) | | | tights | nylons, usu. sheer, which also cover the groin (US: pantyhose if sheer) | | skin-tight, often opaque, trousers (UK: leggings) or one-piece trousers and top (UK: unitard), such as worn by gymnasts | | tip | (n.) a place where rubbish is disposed (US: dump (also UK), landfill) (v.) to pour | (n.) pointed or narrow end advice voluntary gratuity paid (as at a restaurant) (v.) (tip off) to advise (v.) to (cause to) lean to one side | (tip one's hand) to disclose one's intentions or opinions | | tit | various species of small bird of the genus Parus (US: chickadee, titmouse) idiot (slang) | woman's breast (vulgar slang) | | | toasted (v) | | lightly cooked on both sides (eg of a slice of bread) | somewhat drunk | | toilet | room containing a toilet (US:restroom) "Do you need to use the toilet?" is perfectly acceptable in UK but "uncomfortable" in American English | apparatus for excretion | | | tom | prostitute a private in the Parachute Regiment (slang) | unneutered male cat | | | torch | handheld device that emits light (US: flashlight) | flaming club used as a light source | (v.) commit an act of arson. (n.) an arsonist. | | tosser | idiot (literally, someone who masturbates, a derogatory term similar to wanker) | one that tosses | | | tough (interj.) | | I don't care | that's unfortunate (short for "tough luck") | | tout | (v.) to resell tickets at higher prices (US: scalp) to get and sell information on racehorses (n.) one who resells tickets (US: scalper) one who gets and sells information on racehorses | (v.) to importune, solicit, or canvass (n.) one who does this [the n. appears to be in more general use in UK; cf. s.v. US solicitor] | (v.) to promote, recommend ("the movie was touted as a masterpiece") | tower, tower block | a fortified keep, too small to be named a "castle", e.g. along the English/Scottish Border ("a peel tower"), along the English coast & elsewhere (inc. occas. U.S. Eastern Seaboard) ("a Martello tower"), around the Jersey (Channel Islands) coast ("a Jersey tower"); tower block — a high-rise block (q.v.) of flats Tick can mean or be confused with: Look up tick in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
Families Ixodidae - Hard ticks Argasidae - Soft ticks Nuttalliellidae Wikispecies has information related to: Ixodoidea Tick is the common name for the small arachnids that, along with other mites, constitute the order Acarina. ...
The massive clock on the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, London (commonly known as Big Ben). ...
Genera See text. ...
Flush toilet. ...
A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ...
The Parachute Regiments display team, the Red Devils at an American airshow The Parachute Regiment is the main body of elite airborne troops of the British Army. ...
Masturbation is the manual excitation of the sexual organs, most often to the point of orgasm. ...
CN Tower (the worlds tallest) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Peel towers (spelt Pele towers in England) are small fortified keeps, built along the English and Scottish Borders, intended as watch towers where signal fires could be lit to warn of approaching danger. ...
Martello towers (or simply Martellos) are small defensive forts built by the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the Napoleonic Wars onwards. ...
This article is about the British dependencies. ...
High-rise is a 1975 novel by J. G. Ballard. ...
| man-made structure, taller than it is wide (see control tower, watchtower, water tower) | power line transmission structure (UK usu. & US occas. pylon, q.v.); railroad building containing levers for working switches (q.v.) and signals ("an interlocking tower") (UK: signal box) hence towerman, person in charge of any such tower (UK, for a signal box: signalman) | | townhouse, town house | historically, residence of a peer or member of the aristocracy in the capital or major city (Scots) town hall (modern usage) a fashionable urban house, usu. terraced, often at least 3 storeys | a house in town (as opposed to one in the country) | one of two or more single-family houses of uniform design and joined by common sidewalls * (US also rowhouse, UK usu. terraced house for more than two, or semi(-detached) for two joined houses) | | township | in the past, a subdivision used to administer a large parish (Scotland) a very small agricultural community | | an approx. 36 square mile division of land comprising 36 sections a unit of local government, see civil township | | track | | a trail a footprint awareness ("keep/lose track") recorded material distance between wheels of a vehicle a racetrack or racecourse the rails of a railway (UK often: line) | used in railway stations (as with following number) to denote the place where a train arrives at and departs from ("Is that the Chattanooga choo choo, track 29?") (UK: platform) track and field, athletics, esp. the sports performed on the running track categorisation of students according to their needs The control tower at Schiphol airport. ...
A watchtower is a type of fortification. ...
The mushroom-shaped concrete water tower of Roihuvuori in Helsinki, Finland was built in the 1970s. ...
The tower and tracks at Deval interlocking, Des Plaines, Illinois, in 1993 An interlocking tower is an often towerlike structure or building housing the levers for working railroad switches and trackside signals. ...
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Leinster House, 18th century Dublin townhouse of the Duke of Leinster. ...
City Hall is a 1996 film directed by Harold Becker. ...
A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...
A hardwood floor (parquetry) is a popular feature in many houses. ...
A street of British Victorian/Edwardian terraced homes. ...
Semi-detached housing (usually abbreviated to semi, as in three-bedroom semi) consists of pairs of houses built side by side as units sharing a party wall and usually in such a way that each houses layout is a mirror image of its twin. ...
The term township is used to denote a lower level territorial subdivision. ...
A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...
Survey township, sometimes called Congressional township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, refers to a square unit of land, that is nominally six (U.S. Survey) miles (~9. ...
Sectioning a township In U.S. land surveying, a section is an area nominally one mile square, containing 640 acres (2. ...
A civil township is a widely-used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. ...
The word track can mean more than one thing. ...
Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ...
An SP freight train west of Chicago in 1992. ...
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ...
A womens 400m hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ...
| | tradesperson | a person who sells goods in a store; a person who travels to customers' homes to sell things or who delivers goods to a customer's home | | a skilled manual worker in a particular field; a journeyman | | trainer | a padded sport shoe (US similar: sneaker) | one who trains | | | tramp | | homeless person who moves (tramps) from town to town (US also: hobo) | loose or promiscuous woman; prostitute * | | transit | | act or instance of passing see astronomical transit, navigational transit, transit (surveying) | means of public transportation (q.v.) (esp. of people) ("mass transit", "rapid transit", "public transit") -- see transit (transportation) | | transport | the system or the business of transporting goods or passengers or the vehicles used in such a system ("public transport") * | the act of transporting an emotion ("transports of delight") | | | transportation | | the act of transporting penal transportation | the system or the business of transporting goods or passengers or the vehicles used in such a system * | | trapezium | a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides | | a quadrilateral with no parallel sides | | trapezoid | a quadrilateral with no parallel sides | | a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides | | trick | | (n.) an action intended to deceive an effective way of doing something | (n.) what a prostitute does for a client (adj.) unstable (of a joint of the body) * | | trillion | (traditionally) million million million (1018) (US & modern UK: quintillion) | million million (1012) (traditional UK: billion, now rare) | | | trim (n.) | | good condition ("in trim") clothing, decoration a finishing haircut adjustment (as of sails on a vessel or airfoils on an aircraft) an automobile interior ornamentation or upholstery (orig. US) | woodwork, frameworks etc. in a house storefront or shopfront display (slang, somewhat offensive) Female genitalia (usu. as "Get some trim") | | triplex | | composed of three parts, as a type of cardboard, a cinema, etc. | a 3-storey apartment or 3-apartment dwelling (see duplex) a large steam locomotive with three sets of driving wheels A tradesperson may be: a skilled manual worker in a particular field, see tradesperson (AmE); a Salesperson â- a person who sells goods in a store (BrE); a door-to-door salesperson -- a person who travels to customers houses to sell them things (BrE); a delivery person -- a person who delivers...
Trainer may refer to: An aircraft trainer used for training pilots. ...
Sneakers Sneakers are footwear of flexible material, typically featuring a sole made of rubber. ...
The word transit, when used alone, has several possible meanings in English means of transport, including mass transit, rapid transit, public transit, public transport Further information: transit (transportation) in astronomy an event involving two bodies along the same line of sight Further information: astronomical transit in navigational position lines when...
2003 Transit of Mercury The term transit or astronomical transit has two meanings in astronomy: A transit is the astronomical event that occurs when one celestial body appears to move across the face of another celestial body, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point. ...
In navigation and position fixing, a transit occurs when a navigator observes two fixed reference points that are in line with the navigator. ...
A surveying transit is a simple, rugged theodolite, often equipped with a compass. ...
A rapid transit, underground, subway, tube, elevated, or metro(politan) system is a railwayâusually in an urban areaâwith a high capacity and frequency of service, and grade separation from other traffic. ...
In the United States of America, transit describes local area common carrier passenger transportation configured to provide scheduled service on fixed routes on a non-reservation basis. ...
Skytrain Bangkok. ...
This picture depicts women in England mourning their lovers who are soon to be transported to Botany Bay. ...
The term trapezium can mean more than one thing: In human anatomy, trapezium is a bone in the hand In geometry, a trapezium is also a name for a class of quadrilaterals. ...
In geometry, a quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four vertices. ...
A trapezoid (in North America) or trapezium (in Britain and elsewhere) is a quadrilateral, which is defined as a shape with four sides, which has a pair of parallel sides. ...
Trillion may mean either of the two numbers (see long and short scales for more detail): 1,000,000,000,000 (one million million; ) - increasingly common meaning in English language usage. ...
Corrugated cardboard. ...
A duplex house is a two-unit apartment building or condominium, usually indistinguishable from a normal house on the exterior. ...
Union Pacific Big Boy #4012 at work on a cold November 29, 1941 A steam locomotive is a locomotive powered by steam. ...
| | trolley | cart or wheeled stand used for conveying something (as food or books) ("a supermarket trolley"; "a tea trolley") (US: see s.v. cart, wagon) (off one's trolley) insane (trolleyed) very drunk | a mechanism that rolls along a suspended rail or track | (or trolley car) a streetcar (UK: tram) electrically powered by means of a trolley; hence trolley line, trolley road, and trackless trolley (a trolleybus) | | troop | to carry (the flag or colors) in a ceremonial way before troops | a group of persons, particularly in a military or scouting context. Generally, a group of two or more platoons and headquarters staff. | an individual member of the military (neologism) | | trooper | cavalry horse troopship (obs.) rank held by a private in the Household Cavalry, Royal Armoured Corps or SAS | | state police officer ("state trooper") (slang) a heroic person that prevails against the odds or takes on a difficult labor without complaint | | truck | railway vehicle for carrying goods; can be open ("a coal truck") or covered ("a cattle truck") -- cf. s.v. wagon | any of various vehicles for carrying esp. things or animals, as a forklift truck or a pickup truck | motor vehicle for carrying heavy cargo * (UK usu. lorry); see also garbage truck (UK: dustcart), truck stop (UK: transport cafe) produce grown for the market; hence truck farm (UK: market garden) a hand-truck (UK: trolley) in a railroad car, the undercarriage assembly incorporating wheels, suspension, and brakes (UK: bogie) (v.) to transport by or drive a truck; to move around carelessly | | trunk | primary railway line (trunk line) or road (trunk road) | the human torso the main stem of a tree large (person-sized) container (also travelling chest) proboscis | storage compartment of a car (UK: boot) (trunk line) a main railway line (as from Chicago to New York City) | | tube | (often cap.) the London subterranean railway system ("the London Underground") (very strictly, only the deep lines of the London Underground, not the sub-surface ("cut and cover") lines); (sometimes incorrectly applied to that of other cities, e.g. "the Berlin tube") | a cylindrical structure or device | television | | turnout | strike, walkout, to take a dump(shit) | number of people taking part in an event ("voter turnout") a railroad switch or point equipment output | a place along a highway for slower cars to pull over, in order to let others pass, or for brief parking (UK: layby) | | twat | someone who is being stupid (offensive; considered vulgar by some) to hit someone or something hard ("say that again and I'll twat you!" (rhymes with hat) | vulva (vulgar) | (rhymes with dot) | | twister | | something that twists; see also twister (game) | a tornado | | tyke | someone from Yorkshire (informal, sometimes disparaging) | term of endearment for a child, like "little rascal" | a young animal | This article refers to the mass transit vehicle running on rails. ...
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Å koda 14 Tr trolleybus in Vilnius, Lithuania. ...
A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank (equivalent to Nato Rank Grades OR-1 to OR-3 depending on the force served in). ...
Dismounted Blues and Royals (left) and Life Guards (right) preparing to line the route of the Garter procession at Windsor Castle Household Cavalry is used across the Commonwealth to describe the cavalry of the Household Divisions, a countryâs most elite or historically senior military groupings or those military groupings...
The Royal Armoured Corps (RAC) is currently a collection of ten regular regiments, mostly converted from old horse cavalry regiments, and four Yeomanry regiments of the Territorial Army. ...
The Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army. ...
The driver of this DAF tractor with an auto-transport semi-trailer truck prepares to offload Å koda Octavia cars in Cardiff, Wales For other articles with similar names, see Lorry (disambiguation) and truck (disambiguation). ...
US airman operates forklift at a truck A worker operating a forklift, moving pallets A forklift truck, a lift truck or a forklift is a powered industrial truck used to lift and transport materials, normally by means of steel forks inserted under the load. ...
Mazda B-Series compact pickup truck with extended cabin and home-made wooden rack. ...
A typical front loader garbage truck in North America A garbage truck in US English; or dustcart, or sometimes dustbin wagon in Commonwealth English, is a truck specially designed to haul waste to landfills and other recycling / disposal facilities. ...
A truck stop is an eating establishment, usually located near a busy road, with a large parking area for trucks and other heavy vehicles. ...
Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ...
An unloaded hand-truck. ...
A large trunk with leather handles A trunk, also known as a travelling chest, is a large cuboid container for holding clothes and other personal belongings, typically about 1. ...
Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area - City 234. ...
âNew York, NYâ redirects here. ...
The London Underground is an electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...
An underground pedestrian tunnel between buildings at MIT. Note the utility pipes running along the ceiling. ...
Voters lining up outside a Baghdad polling station during the 2005 Iraqi election. ...
A railroad switch is a mechanical installation enabling trains to be guided from one set of rail tracks (or tramway tracks) to another. ...
Twister may mean: the game Twister the movie Twister a slang word for a tornado a tongue twister, something difficult to pronounce The name of a roller coaster in Knoebels amusement park in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. ...
Twister is a game of physical skill produced by Hasbro Games. ...
A tornado in central Oklahoma. ...
Look up Yorkshire in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
U | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | underground | (often cap.) subterranean railway system, esp. the ones in London & Glasgow (US: subway or metro)
| subterranean illicit a subterranean space or channel grapevine (in the sense of an informal communication network) | (Underground Railroad or Railway) (before 1863) the network of clandestine routes by which slaves were helped to escape to free states and Canada | | us | objective case of I (i.e. alternative to "me") (informal), esp. in the North of England ("lend us a tenner") | objective case of we ("he saw us") | | To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...
Glaswegian redirects here. ...
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For the term free state as it arises in United States history, see: Free state. ...
The accusative case of a noun is, generally, the case used to mark the direct object of a verb. ...
The accusative case of a noun is, generally, the case used to mark the direct object of a verb. ...
V | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | vacation | (UK also: vac) | period between university terms | (n.) time off from work or school recreational trip away from home (UK: holiday for both senses) (v.) to take a vacation | | valve | Vacuum tube, as in pre-1960 electronics | a device to control the flow of liquids or gases | | | vanity | | pride in one's appearance | a sink-unit in a bathroom | | vest | garment, usu. sleeveless, worn under a shirt (US: undershirt) sleeveless garment worn as an only visible top | | sleeveless garment worn over a shirt (UK: waistcoat) (e.g. Kevlar vest *) | | vet (n.) | | veterinarian | war veteran or a person who has served honorably in the military | | visit (v.) | | (trans.) to go and see (a person or place) | (intrans.) to pay a visit, stay as a guest, or be engaged in informal conversation ("visiting together", "visit with a friend") | In electronics, a vacuum tube or (outside North America) thermionic valve or just valve, is a device generally used to amplify, switch or otherwise modify, a signal by controlling the movement of electrons in an evacuated space. ...
A bulletproof vest – also called body armour (U.S. body armor) – is an article of protective clothing that works as a form of armour to minimize injury from being hit by a fired bullet. ...
Look up veterinarian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
War Veteran is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. ...
W | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | waffle | (v.) to speak to no purpose; ramble | A type of pancake with a pattern of square dents in it, made in a waffle iron. | (v.) to equivocate, waver, speak evasively | | wagon | railway vehicle for transporting goods (US: freight car) | 4-wheeled orig. animal-drawn vehicle (UK also spelled waggon esp. in the past); state of abstaining from alcohol (orig. US slang) a delivery van ("the milk wagon") | small wheeled food service table (UK: trolley); see also paddy wagon (used in the UK, but non PC), station wagon, chuck wagon, wagon train | | walk out, walkout | (n.) a love affair | (v.) to leave a meeting in protest to strike (orig. US) to abandon someone, or to drop out ("she walked out on me") (orig. US) (n.) a kind of strike action (orig. US) the act of leaving a meeting in protest | (adj.) (of a room in a building) featuring outdoor access; (n.) such an access ("full walkout basement", "walkout to the deck") (n.) one who goes out of a store or shop without buying anything | | warden | any of various officials (a "traffic warden") an official in certain universities | gener., one in charge of something | official in charge of a prison * (UK usu. governor) in compounds: fire warden | | wash up | to wash the dishes; to clean after eating food, hence washing-up liquid (US dish soap) | | to wash one's hands and face; to clean before eating food | | watershed | (orig. sense, now nontech.) a ridge of hills (which "sheds water") separating two river drainage basins; water parting * (old-fashioned or nontechnical in US; US usu. divide) the time of day before which programme content of a specified or implied kind may not be screened and after which it is permissible | (fig.) a turning point | a drainage basin/water catchment area (shift from orig. sense) * | | well | really (colloquial, used for emphasis) ("that was well funny") | adverb of good healthy, in good form pit sunk to obtain water or oil | | | wicked | (interjection) used for something very good, astounding or interesting ("Wicked!") | (adj.) evil; fierce; roguish; vile | (adverb) very (esp. New England) ("Wicked good") | | wifebeater, wife-beater | (slang) the beer Stella Artois (perh. also related to "A Streetcar Named Desire") | (wife beater) one who beats up his wife | a sleeveless undershirt (such as that worn by Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire") * (also Scotland) | | wing (vehicles) | panel of a car that encloses the wheel area (US: fender) | apparatus used to create lift in aeronautics a type of spoiler (on racecars) | | | wingnut | (n.) derogatory term for a person with prominent, sticking out, ears | (n.) a nut with projections to allow application of greater torque with the fingers a type of tree Wingnut | (n.) (mild) a crazy or strange person | | wrangle (v.) | | to bicker or quarrel angrily and noisily | (esp. West) to herd horses or other livestock; back-formation from wrangler to achieve through contrivance; to wangle | | wreck (n.) | | shipwreck that which remains of something wrecked someone who is unwell or out of sorts (e.g. "nervous wreck") | a usu. major road, rail, or air accident or collision | | wrench | | a sudden pull or twist emotional distress | a tool used for tightening nuts and bolts * (used in UK chiefly in combination, e.g. torque wrench) something disrupting (often monkey wrench) ("that will throw a monkey wrench into my plans") (UK usu. spanner for both senses) | A wagon (in British English waggon) or dray is a wheeled vehicle, ordinarily with four wheels, usually pulled by an animal, or animals, such as horses, mules or oxen and used for transport of heavy goods. ...
A paddy wagon is a vehicle used by police to transport large groups of people who have been arrested. ...
Political correctness is the alteration of language to redress real or alleged injustices and discrimination or to avoid offense. ...
Estate car body style (Saab 95) A station wagon (United States usage), wagon (Australian usage, though station wagon is widely used) or estate car (United Kingdom usage) is a car body style similar to a sedan car but with an extended rear cargo area. ...
A chuckwagon was originally a wagon that carried food and cooking equipment on the prairies of North America. ...
For the TV show, see Wagon Train. ...
In labor disputes, a walkout is a labor strike, the act of employees collectively leaving the workplace as an act of protest. ...
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A Traffic Warden is a member of civilian staff employed by a British police force to assist in regulating the flow of traffic. ...
Some dishware Dishware is a general term for objectsâdishesâfrom which people eat or serve food, such as plates and bowls. ...
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Beer in the glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage. ...
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It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Sleeveless T-shirt. ...
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Wreck may mean: a collision of an automobile or airplane, or other vehicle a shipwreck, where a ship has hit another, or run aground on rocks WREK FM at Georgia Tech, named for the Rambling Wreck This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that...
Shipwreck of the SS American Star Shipwreck in the Saugatuck River mouth in Westport, Connecticut A shipwreck or sunken ship can refer to the remains of a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the...
For other uses, see Collision (disambiguation). ...
A torque wrench is a wrench used to precisely set the torque of a fastening such as a nut or bolt. ...
Monkey Wrench Modern version The monkey wrench is an adjustable wrench not much used today. ...
X | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | Y | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | yankee, yank | (sometimes disparaging, esp. when shortened to yank) | someone from the US | a New Englander; more generally, someone from the Northern US; a player for the New York Yankees baseball team | | yard | | a courtyard an enclosed space used for a particular activity (as a railway service area, a lumberyard or timber yard, a junkyard, etc.) a unit of length | enclosed area of land surrounding a dwelling, usu. comprising lawn and play area (UK usu.: garden) (yard sale) see garage sale a campus (e.g. Harvard Yard) a place (as in a forest) where deer gather in winter 100 dollars (slang) a billion (slang, finance) go yard, to hit a home run | The term Yankee currently refers to people from or in New England; by extension it is applied to any resident of the Northeast (New England, Mid-Atlantic, and upper Great Lakes states), to any Northerner during and after the American Civil War, or to other citizens of the United States. ...
This article is about the region in the United States of America. ...
Major league affiliations American League (1901âpresent) East Division (1969âpresent) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 23, 32, 37, 44, 49 Name New York Yankees (1913âpresent) New York Highlanders (1903-1912) Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902) (Also referred to as...
A court or courtyard is an enclosed area, often a space enclosed by a building that is open to the sky. ...
Old cars rusting away A wrecking yard, or auto salvage yard, more commonly known as junkyard, is the location of an auto dismantling business where wrecked or decomissioned vehicles (most commonly automobiles, but junkyards for motorcycles, bicycles, small planes and boats exist too) are brought, their usable parts are sold...
A yard (abbreviation: yd) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...
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A garage sale, also called a yard sale, tag sale, attic sale, moving sale, or junk sale, is an informal, irregularly scheduled [[year in which block sales are allowed, so that people dont have to get the required permits or collect sales tax. ...
The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...
Harvard Yard in 1905. ...
One thousand million (1,000,000,000) is the natural number following 999,999,999 and preceding 1,000,000,001. ...
Mark McGwire swinging for the fences. ...
Z | Word | British English meanings | Meanings common to British and American English | American English meanings | | z | (pronounced zed) | the last letter of the alphabet | (pronounced zee) a nap ("to catch some z's") | | zebra | (zebra crossing) a type of pedestrian crossing | an African equine mammal | a referee (as in American football) (from their striped uniforms) | | zip | (short for zip fastener) a fastening device (US: zipper) | a sharp, hissing sound impetus file format for compressed files ("archive.zip") | zero (often in scores) (often all cap.) the ZIP Code, the postal code used by the USPS | |