: 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

Recent Examples on the Web Designed for entertaining, there are multiple fire bowls, an array of seating areas, a drop-down TV, and not just one but two summer kitchens. Rachel Pyne, Robb Report, 9 July 2024 Select the fund from the drop-down menu after the donation amount at donate.directrelief.org. Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2024 The aft swim platform also gained new drop-down bulwarks, which can create more waterside real estate as needed. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 June 2024 Please review your privacy guide & security settings (in Google Chrome, these can be accessed from the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the window). Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for drop-down 

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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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Cite this Entry

“Drop-down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop-down. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

drop-down

adjective
-ˌdau̇n
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