: 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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An addition that extends into the living area has built-in lights and a drop-down countertop — where a host might put out snacks for guests. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024 The arrival of the o1 models from OpenAI in September led GitHub to look at adding a drop-down menu for Copilot to provide more options, Dohmke said in an interview with CNBC last week. Jordan Novet, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024 The living room consists of a sofa with lots of integrated storage and a small pull-out table for dining, plus a TV that's on a swivel mount and a small home office area that includes some shelving and a drop-down desk. Adam Williams, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2024 After 30 years of trouble, perhaps Comic Sans can be just another font in the drop-down menu. Simon Garfield, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for drop-down 

Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 21 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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