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Word	British English meanings	Meanings common to British and American English	American English meanings
A&E	the accident and emergency (casualty) department of a hospital (US: emergency room, ER)		Arts & Entertainment (name of a television network)
accumulator	rechargeable battery (archaic) a type of bet (US: parlay)	one that accumulates, as a type of computer processor register or a hydraulic accumulator
ace	good, excellent (1980s slang)	a one in a suit of playing cards someone who is very good at something. A term in tennis for a point won for the server without the opponent returning his or her serve. fighter pilot who has shot down at least 5 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 also Jersey, Channel Islands lawyer who appears in higher courts (rest of UK: barrister)	someone who supports or speaks for a particular position generic term for a lawyer (v.) to recommend or support
air marshal	a senior air force officer (equivalent to a USAF Lt. General)	an undercover law enforcement officer on board a commercial aircraft, also known as a sky marshal
à la mode		fashionable	with ice cream (ex. Apple pie à la mode)
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
amber	traffic light of this colour (US: yellow light)	orange-yellow colour fossilised resin; a material used in the construction of some tobacco pipes, female given name; (sealed in amber) state of being oblivious to changing circumstances
anæsthetist (UK), anesthetist (US)	physician trained to administer anaesthesia (US: anesthesiologist)		a critical care experienced graduate level educated Registered Nurse who is nationally certified to administer anaesthesia
anchor		(1) a position in a tug of war team (2) device for mooring ships by providing a firm fix to the seabed (3)(anchorman/anchorwoman) the last member of a relay team to compete	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: geek, nerd; dweeb; etc.)	hooded, rainproof outerwear that lacks a full-length zipper in the front (UK: cagoule)
apartment	suite of rooms set aside for a particular person (rare), usu. rented housing unit in a larger building implying luxury (In other words a narrower definition than the US.)		usu. rented housing unit in a larger building (usu. flat in UK)– 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
ass		donkey slow-witted or stupid person, often in combination (dumb-ass)	(often vulgar) buttocks (UK: arse); also, by synecdoche, the person ("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) (adv.) a postpositive intensive (i.e., to add emphasis to an adjective) ("He drove a big-ass truck") kick-ass: to beat up or beat, e.g. "I am going to kick his ass" or, more positively, something that beat (did better than) everything else, e.g. "The opening band was kick-ass." (vulgar) someone acting inappropriately or offensively ("That guy was an ass!")
athletics	Sport comprising the events in track and field, cross country running, road running and racewalking		Athletic sports in general, (e.g. College athletics)
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 (England, Northern Ireland, Wales)/advocate (Scotland) 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, or the fruit thereof (US: eggplant)	an aubergine-like colour (US also: eggplant)
awesome		inspiring awe, spectacular	great, "cool" *(largely used in the 1980s, recently revived; can have various connotations depending on context – compare UK brilliant)

 

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