General

536 words in this category

Washing-up bowl

/หŒwษ’สƒษชล‹ สŒp หˆbษ™สŠl/
Noun
British plastic bowl placed in sink for washing dishes.
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Washing powder

/หˆwษ’สƒษชล‹ หŒpaสŠdษ™/
Noun
British term for laundry detergent in powder form.
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Washing line

/หˆwษ’สƒษชล‹ laษชn/
Noun
British term for clothesline.
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Warrant

/หˆwษ’rษ™nt/
Noun
International legal term, but British 'warrant card' (police ID) is particularly British.
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Wardrobe

/หˆwษ”หdrษ™สŠb/
Noun
British term for closet (clothing storage).
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Wallop

/หˆwษ’lษ™p/
Noun
British slang for beer, from dialect 'wallop' (to boil).
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A&E

/หŒeษช ษ™nd หˆiห/
Noun
Accident & Emergency department in NHS hospitals (American: ER/Emergency Room).
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Wagon

/หˆwรฆษกษ™n/
Noun
British spelling/term for railway freight car.
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Wad

/wษ’d/
Noun
British (and American) slang for thick bundle of money.
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Vexed

/vekst/
Noun
British meaning annoyed.
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