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Index
of Americanisms |
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B C D E
F G H
I J
K L M N
O P Q
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U V W
X Y Z
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American
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British
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| napkin
(table) |
serviette |
|
naught |
nought |
| nearsighted |
shortsighted |
| neat |
tidy |
| necktie |
tie |
| news dealer,
newsstand |
newsagent
(shop selling newspapers and magazines;
provides home delivery for a surcharge) |
| newscaster |
newsreader |
| night table |
bedside table/cabinet |
| nightgown |
nightdress,
nightie [colloq.] |
| night school
(after-work adult education) |
evening classes |
| nightstick |
truncheon
(policeman's baton) |
| no passing
(traffic sign) |
no
overtaking |
| no
place {colloq.] |
nowhere |
| normalcy |
normality |
| nosh |
snack |
| notebook |
exercise book |
| notions
(needlework items) |
haberdashery |
| number
sign (pound sign) |
hash
sign, hash mark |
