536 words in this category

Zip

/หŒem ษ™สŠ หˆtiห/
Noun
British term for zipper.
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Zebra crossing

/หŒziหbrษ™ หˆkrษ’sษชล‹/
Noun
British term for pedestrian crossing with black and white stripes, named for resemblance to zebra stripes.
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You alright?

/juห ษ”หlหˆraษชt/
Noun
British greeting that confuses Americans who think it implies something's wrong.
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Yellow lines

/หˆjelษ™สŠ laษชnz/
Noun
British road markings indicating parking restrictions.
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Yak

/jรฆk/
Verb
British (and American) slang meaning to chatter or talk excessively.
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Yacht

/jษ’t/
Noun
While international, British yachting culture (Cowes Week, royal yachts) makes term particularly British.
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Works outing

/หˆwษœหks หŒaสŠtษชล‹/
Verb
British company-sponsored trip for employees.
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Works

/wษœหks/
Noun
British term for factory or industrial site.
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Wood

/wสŠd/
Noun
British term for woodland (Americans often use 'woods' plural or 'forest').
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Wold

/wษ™สŠld/
Noun
British term for rolling open countryside.
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