: 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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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 Select geographic outlines from the BOUNDARIES drop-down box. Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025 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 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 4 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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