dipstick
Engine fluid checker
A dipstick is a rod used to measure the level of liquid in a container, especially the oil in a car engine: Check the dipstick before a long trip.
By extension, dipstick is mild slang for a stupid or incompetent person—someone whose mental level comes up short: Don't be such a dipstick.
- engineMachine producing motion
- fluidSubstance that flows
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- indicatorSign revealing status
calibration · graduation · min · max · reservoir · sump · lubricant · transmission
oil level
- engineMachine producing motion
- fluidSubstance that flows
- measurementDetermining size or amount
indicator · calibration · graduation · min · max · reservoir · sump · lubricant · transmission · coolant
idiot
Foolish, senseless person
simpleton · moron · imbecile · nincompoop · blockhead · bonehead · knucklehead · airhead · numbskull · nitwit
- auto partsengine, brakes, tires, wheels, steering wheel
- depth measurementdepth, sounding, depth sensor, depth gauge, depth chart
- level indicatorsfuel gauge, water gauge, oil gauge, sight glass, battery indicator
- lubricationlubricant, oiling, grease, greasing, motor oil
- car partsengine, steering wheel, brake, seats, tires
- dimwitsdimwit, idiot, dolt, dunce, moron
dipstickthermometer
Heat-measuring instrument
pressure gauge · barometer · speedometer · fuel gauge · altimeter
dipstickgenius
Person of rare brilliance
whiz · brainiac · mastermind · Einstein · sharp cookie