: 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

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Nearby is a usefully long drop-down table/desk that will comfortably seat two people. New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2025 Outside, a private entertainment paradise awaits with a vanishing-edge pool, sitting areas with fire pits, a drop-down screen and projector, and outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven — all of which takes in an expansive view of the second fairway and open sky. David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 18 Oct. 2025 There are also two fire pits, an alfresco dining spot with a drop-down cover, an outdoor kitchen boasting a Lynx grill, and a bar. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2025 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 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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drop-down

adjective
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