DMV
Driver's license agency
DMV stands for Department of Motor Vehicles, the U.S. state agency that handles driver's licenses, vehicle registration, and identification cards.
The DMV is notorious for long waits, bureaucratic frustration, and the general unpleasantness of government offices: I spent three hours at the DMV just to renew my license.
The abbreviation has become shorthand for tedious bureaucracy itself.
Official driving permit
- permitOfficial written authorization
- learner's permitRestricted beginner driving credential
- road testVehicle performance assessment
- written testAssessment done in writing
eye exam · photo ID · renewal · expiration · suspension · revocation · points · endorsement
Delay until later
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- queueOrdered waiting line
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- paperworkAdministrative written tasks
forms · clerk · window · number · ticket · inefficiency · delays · frustration
Formal honorific or name
- platesFlat eating dishes
- license platesVehicle identification panels
- tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
- stickersAdhesive-backed paper images
registration renewal · smog check · emissions test · VIN · transfer · lien · pink slip · decal
Wheeled motor vehicle
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
- RVMobile living quarters
truck · moped · fleet · vessel · boat · salvage title · rebuilt · classic car
driver's license
Official driving permit
- permitOfficial written authorization
- learner's permitRestricted beginner driving credential
- road testVehicle performance assessment
written test · eye exam · photo ID · renewal · expiration · suspension · revocation · points · endorsement · restriction
wait
Delay until later
- lineContinuous mark or queue
- queueOrdered waiting line
- appointmentScheduled time for something
paperwork · forms · clerk · window · number · ticket · inefficiency · delays · frustration · red tape
title
Formal honorific or name
- platesFlat eating dishes
- license platesVehicle identification panels
- tagsIdentifiers for sorting items
stickers · registration renewal · smog check · emissions test · VIN · transfer · lien · pink slip · decal · proof of insurance
car
Wheeled motor vehicle
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- motorcyclePowered two-wheeler
- trailerPromotional film excerpt
RV · truck · moped · fleet · vessel · boat · salvage title · rebuilt · classic car · vintage
- driving schooldriving school, driver education, driver's ed, driving instructor, driving practice
- California governmentstate constitution, legislature, executive branch, judicial branch, governor
- DMVlicense plates, car registration, learner's permit, road test, title transfer
- government officesbureau, agency, post office, administrative office, passport office
- License Officespermit office
- licensing agenciesmedical board, nursing board, real estate board, professional licensing, licensing authority
DMVFBI
U.S. domestic intelligence agency
IRS · federal government · federal agency · Social Security Administration · State Department
DMVAmazon
Greek warrior women
Apple Store · Chick-fil-A · concierge service · FedEx · express checkout
Individually owned business operation
free market · private sector · corporation · startup · entrepreneurship
- DMV lineWait for vehicle paperwork
- DMV officeState licensing agency location
- DMV workerGovernment licensing employee
- DMV clerkGovernment licensing office employee
- DMV feesGovernment vehicle-related payments
- DMV registrationOfficial vehicle ownership record
motor, vehicle, motors, vehicles, motored, motoring, motorist, motorists, vehicular