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  2. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    hotel employee at the reservation desk (US & UK: receptionist) closet: any small room (esp. Northern England, Scotland, & Ireland); hence water closet, a room containing a flush toilet, later the toilet itself a private chamber for retirement in secret; (come out of the closet) to reveal what was secret (especially in relation to homosexuality)

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    (or operating theatre) hospital room for surgical operations (US: operating room) a place where stage plays are performed; the dramatic art in general ("He got his training in theatre.") a principal region of conflict in a war cinema ("movie/motion picture theater") tick the symbol (US: check mark) a moment ("just a tick") credit ("on tick")

  4. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    one-room flat that serves as a living room, kitchen and bedroom and with shared bathroom facilities (US: see SRO; compare studio apartment (in British English a studio apartment – sometimes 'studio flat' – would have a self-contained bathroom) efficiency) Beeb, the Beeb (affectionate slang) the BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation). See ...

  5. It's Time to Ditch These 10 Cleaning Tips From Grandma - AOL

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    We asked a cleaning pro to share the top tips to ditch once and for all. ... RELATED: 30 Simple Living Room Curtain Ideas to Perfect Your Space. John keeble - Getty Images.

  6. -onym - Wikipedia

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    antonym: a word with the exact opposite meaning of another word; an antithesis: often shown in opposite word pairs such as "high" and "low" (compare with "synonym") apronym : a word which, as an acronym or backronym, has a meaning related to the meaning of the words constituting the acronym or backronym; such as PLATO for "Programmed Logic for ...

  7. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    An antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings. Each word in the pair is the antithesis of the other. A word may have more than one antonym. There are three categories of antonyms identified by the nature of the relationship between the opposed meanings.

  8. Cleaner - Wikipedia

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    5153.1.1 - amusement park cleaner: "Amusement park cleaners work to keep the amusement park clean and take on small repairs. Amusement park cleaners usually work at night, when the park is closed, but urgent maintenance and cleaning is done during the day."

  9. 13 Things You Should Never Eat at a Buffet - AOL

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    1. Chocolate Fondue. Think of that fondue fountain at the buffet as Willy Wonka's sacred chocolate waterfall and river. The chocolate must go untouched by human hands, or it will be ruined.