- fertilisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of fertilization. For spelling, see -ize.
- gangly (adj.)
- 1872 (Mark Twain, "Roughing It"), an American English alteration of gangling.
- jessamine (n.)
- Middle English, from Middle French jassemin, variant of jasmine. Also jessamy (1630s).
- isometrics (n.)
- as a type of exercise, 1962, American English, from isometric; also see -ics.
- opener (n.)
- "one who opens," Old English openere, agent noun from open (v.).
- beteach (v.)
- Old English betæcan, from be- + teach. Related: Betaught; beteaching.
- kilolitre (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of kiloliter; also see -re.
- kilometre (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of kilometer; also see -re.
- bare (v.)
- Old English barian, from bare (adj.). Related: Bared; baring.
- citified (adj.)
- 1819, American English, from city + past participle ending from words in -fy.
- civil rights (n.)
- 1721, American English; specifically of black U.S. citizens from 1866.
- civilisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of civilization. Also see -ize.
- contested (adj.)
- 1670s, past participle adjective from contest (v.). Of elections, from 1771, American English.
- cookout (n.)
- also cook-out, 1930, American English, from cook (v.) + out (adv.).
- crine (v.)
- c. 1500, "to shrink, shrivel," from Scottish English, from Gaelic crion "to whither."
- crystallisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of crystallization; for spelling, see -ize.
- cosmetologist (n.)
- 1926, American English, from cosmetology + -ist. Won out over cosmetician.
- customise (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of customize (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize.
- epicentre (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of epicenter; for spelling, see -re.
- emote (v.)
- 1909, American English, back-formation from emotion. Related: Emoted; emoting.
- mobilisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of mobilization. For spelling, see -ize.
- escapism (n.)
- 1933, American English, from escape (n.) in the mental/emotional sense + -ism.
- metre (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of meter (n.); for spelling, see -re.
- employment (n.)
- mid-15c., "the spending of money," from Middle English emploien (see employ) + -ment.
- telly (n.)
- chiefly British English shortening of television, attested by 1942.
- characterisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of characterization; for spelling, see -ize.
- childhood (n.)
- "period of life from birth to puberty," Old English cildhad; see child + -hood.
- commuter (n.)
- 1865, American English, "holder of a commutation ticket," agent noun from commute (v.).
- conceptualisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of conceptualization; for spelling, see -ize.
- collectibles (n.)
- also collectables, "things worth collecting," 1952, American English, from collectible.
- colonisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of colonization; see also -ize.
- barefoot (adj.)
- Old English bærfot; see bare (adj.) + foot (n.).
- bedspread (n.)
- also bed-spread, 1845, American English, from bed (n.) + spread (n.).
- A.V.
- abbreviation of Authorized Version (of the English Bible, 1611) attested from 1868.
- behavioural (adj.)
- chiefly British English spelling of behavioral (q.v.); for spelling, see -or.
- belabour (v.)
- chiefly British English spelling of belabor (q.v.); for spelling, see -or.
- bestir (v.)
- Old English bestyrian "to heap up," from be- + stir. Related: Bestirred; bestirring.
- besought
- Middle English besohte, past tense and past participle of beseech.
- luncheonette (n.)
- type of restaurant, 1906, American English, from luncheon + diminutive ending -ette.
- neighbourhood
- chiefly British English spelling of neighborhood; for spelling, see -or.
- math (n.1)
- American English shortening of mathematics, 1890; the British preference, maths, is attested from 1911.
- liberalisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of liberalization; for spelling, see -ize.
- maltreatment (n.)
- 1721, from French maltraitement or formed in English from mal- + treatment.
- oozy (adj.)
- Old English wosig "juicy, moist" (see ooze (v.)). Related: Ooziness.
- panelist (n.)
- 1950, American English, from panel (n.) + -ist. Originally in quiz shows.
- organiser (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of organizer (q.v.); for spelling, see -ize.
- generalisation (n.)
- chiefly British English spelling of generalization. For spelling, see -ize.
- grew
- past tense of grow (v.), from Old English greow, past tense of growan.
- herewith (adv.)
- "along with this," late Old English herwið; see here + with.
- hast (v.)
- archaic second person singular present indicative of have, from Old English hæfst.
