... lumberIn America timber means ‘standing trees,’ but the British use the term the way Americans use lumber. However, see lumber for British use of that word.time!, interj. closing time!Inf. ... tack.tip, n., v.t., v.i. dumpThe British tip their refuse into a refuse tip. Americans dump their garbage into a garbage dump. A tip-truck is a dump truck. An American might well be mystified ... of London.timetable, n. scheduleIn British schools the list of periods and subjects is called a timetable as is the case with train schedules etc. The Americans refer to it as the schedule.tin,...