: 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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The bulwark on the starboard side can be pulled down to create a terrace, the gunwale can slide downwards to expand the window below, and the drop-down platforms by the lounge can be opened up for an alfresco feel. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 July 2025 If your doctor is in the database, their name should appear in the drop-down menu. Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 At the Download Windows 11 page, go to the Download Windows 11 Disk Image (ISO) section and select Windows 11 from the drop-down menu. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 June 2025 Each one offers plenty of interior storage, along with a drop-down hatch door that doubles as worktop and shelf space. New Atlas, 19 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.

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drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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