: 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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And somewhere between charting, coding and clicking through drop-down menus, the doctor wonders — when did this job become so joyless? Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025 The connection screen takes up the majority of the window, with a big yellow button in the center situated below a drop-down server list. PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025 However, notable drop-downs from big-time programs like King Philip, Marshfield, and Barnstable solidify that depth even more. Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 2 Sep. 2025 Navigation no longer means scanning for drop-downs or page hierarchies. Danika Wong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 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 16 Sep. 2025.

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drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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