: pull-down
a drop-down menu
drop-down noun
or dropdown
plural drop-downs or dropdowns
… a simpler email experience free of buttons, drop-downs, toggles, … and heavy interfaces … Ellis Hamburger

Examples of drop-down in a Sentence

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Scroll to a category that interests you and select one new thing from the drop-down list. Elizabeth Passarella, New York Times, 6 June 2025 Select geographic outlines from the BOUNDARIES drop-down box. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025 Onboard cooks can use it atop the counter, on the pull-out drawer extension or outside on the drop-down table. New Atlas, 27 May 2025 Photo : Matthew Williams A small climbing wall and 100-inch drop-down screen are also found inside. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for drop-down

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of drop-down was in 1984

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“Drop-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-down. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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