BrE
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Definition
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AmE
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bill
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Printed or written list of charges owed after a restaurant meal
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check
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aeroplane
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Powered flying vehicle with fixed wings and a weight greater than that of the air it displaces
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airplane
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waistcoat
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Close-fitting waist-length garment with no sleeves, and buttoning down the front
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vest
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aubergine
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Purple egg-shaped fruit of a tropical Old World plant, eaten as a vegetable
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eggplant
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handbag
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Small bag used by a woman to carry everyday personal items
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purse
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biscuit
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Small baked unleavened cake, typically crisp, flat and sweet
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cookie
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postman
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Person who is employed to deliver or collect letters and parcels
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mailman
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holiday
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Extended period of leisure and recreation, especially one spent away from home or in travelling
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vacation
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candyfloss
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Mass of pink or white fluffy spun sugar wrapped round a stick
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cotton candy
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trousers
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Outer garment covering the waist to the ankles, with a separate part for each leg
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pants
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chip
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Long rectangular piece of deep-fried potato
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French fry
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dinner jacket
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Man's jacket without tails, typically black, worn with a bow tie for formal occasions in the evening
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tuxedo
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goods train
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Train for carrying goods rather than people
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freight train
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noticeboard
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Board for displaying notices
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bulletin board
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pavement
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Paved path for pedestrians at the side of a road
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sidewalk
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petrol
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Light fuel oil obtained by distilling petroleum and used in internal combustion engines
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gasoline
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trolley
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Bag or basket on wheels, used for supermarket purchases or luggage at an airport or railway station
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cart
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trainer
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Soft sports shoe suitable for casual wear
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sneaker
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drawing pin
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Short flat-headed pin, for fastening paper to a wall or other surface
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thumbtack
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polo neck
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High, close-fitting, turned-over collar on a sweater
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turtleneck
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