Household Items

bin, dustbin

(rubbish, wastepaper) trash can/wastebasket/garbage can also, "bin it" for "throw it away" (wheelie bin=bin with wheels)

camp bed

cot

chip pan

deep-fryer

clothes peg

clothes pin

cooker

stove/oven

cot

crib

dish cloth

dish rag

duvet

comforter, quilt (also called a "Continental quilt")

fan heater

portable electric heater

fire

an open gas or electric heater, sometimes portable

flex

electrical cable

kitchen roll

paper towels (see 'bog/loo roll')

laundrette

laundromat

marigold gloves

rubber gloves for washing up

nappie

diaper

oven gloves

hot pads

paper knife

letter opener

poly bag

polyethylene (plastic) bag

pushbuggy

stroller

pushpin

thumbtack

pram

baby carriage

rubbish

trash

skirting board

low moulding

tea towels

dish towels

telly

television

tin

can (+ tin opener, etc.)

washing powder

laundry detergent (powder)

washing-up

doing the dishes; w.u. liquid = dish detergent