drop down

Menu selection style

Drop down describes something that appears by descending from a higher position, typically in computing interfaces.

A drop-down menu reveals options when clicked, unfolding downward from a toolbar or button: Select your country from the drop-down.

The term functions as adjective, noun, or verb.

Also written dropdown or drop-down.

decline

plummet

Rapid downward descent

  • tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
  • sinkBasin with drain
  • slumpExtended period of decline

fall · dip · decrease · plunge · nosedive · crash · collapse · slide · spiral · bottom out

retractable

awning

Mounted overhead shelter

shade · blind · ceiling · projector · ladder · attic stairs · hideaway · retractable · telescopic · overhead

interface

dropdown

Expandable selection menu

  • menuList of available dishes
  • selectCarefully pick from options
  • optionAvailable course of action

click · arrow · expand · collapse · toggle · combo box · list box · selection · field · form

Categories
Opposites
vertical direction of movement

drop downrise up

Rebel collectively against power

stand up · shoot up · spring up · pop up · lift up

ui element visibility/expansion state

drop downcollapse

Sudden structural failure

retract · close · hide · fold up · minimize

ui element visibility

drop downtoolbar

Software button strip

radio buttons

Family

drop, down, drops, dropped, dropping, dropper, droplet, droplets, downer

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G