American and British English: 100 Most Common Words

American and British English: 100 Most Common Words

They include, but are not limited to:

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Apartment

Taxi

Eggplant

Bathtub

Cookie 

Elevator

Witness stand  

Cotton candy    

Janitor 

Slingshot

Chief-of-police

Coach   

Crib

Stove

Soccer  

Period

Furnace

Broil

Glue

Break/Vacation

Panties

Pants    

Popsicle

Mail a letter

Mail box

Mailman

General (in the army)   

Cell phone

Mom(my)

Sanitary napkin

Diaper  

Pacifier

Line

Carousel

Shop

Wrench (work tool)

Tylenol (acetaminophen)

Subway

Suspenders

Candy

Sweater

Tap

Check (mark)

Restroom

Flashlight

Sneaker

Trunk (of a car)

Zipper

Stroller (for baby)

Checkers (a board game)

Counterclockwise

Dish towel

Driver’s license

Dude    

Checking account

Expiration (date)

Expressway

Freshman

Garbage

Garbage can

Gasoline (gas)

Heavy cream (used in food)

Ladybug

Learner’s permit

Mass transit      

Obligated

Paper towels

Power outage

Overpass

Cremains

Parking lot

Penitentiary

Plastic wrap

Powdered sugar

Shopping bag

Skim milk

Vacation

Windshield

ZIP code

Zucchini

Bill

Cilantro (referring to the leaves)

Potato chips

Drunk driving

Trash can/ Wastebasket

Garbage man / trash man

Band-Aid

Fish sticks

Soccer

Sidewalk (pavement)

Toll-free number

Bangs (of hair on forehead)

Vacationer (person on vacation)

Bathroom/ restroom

Ground beef

Braid (hair)

Bar

Fire ( from your job)

Scotch tape

Crosswalk

Flat

Cab

Aubergine

Bath

Biscuit

Lift

Witness box

Candy floss

Caretaker

Catapult

Commissioner

PE teacher

Cot

Cooker

Football

Full stop

Boiler

Grill

Gum

Bank holiday

Knickers

Trousers

Lollipop

Post a letter

Post box

Postman

Field Marshal

Mobile phone

Mum(my)

Sanitary towel

Nappy

Dummy

Queue

Merry go-round

Store*

Spanner

Paracetamol

Underground/ tube

Braces

Sweet

Jumper

Faucet

Tick

Toilet

Torch

Trainer

Boot

Zip

Pram

Draughts

Anti-clockwise

Tea towel

Driving licence

Mate/ bloke

Account/ Check account

Expiry

Motorway

Fresher

Rubbish

Rubbish bin/ bin

Petrol

Double cream

Ladybird

Provisional driving licence

Public transport

Obliged

Kitchen rolls

Power cut

Flyover

Ashes

Car park

Jail

Cling- film

Icing sugar

Carry bag

Skimmed milk

Holiday

Windscreen

Post code

Courgette

Bank note/ note

Coriander

Crisps

Drink-driving

Dustbin

Dustbin man /dust man

Sticky plaster

Fish fingers

Football or footie (slang)

Footpath

Freephone

Fringe

Holidaymaker

Loo

Mince

Plait

Pub

Sack

Cellotape

Zebra crossing

Reference: wikipedia.com