Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organ-building, the wire whereby a pallet or valve is opened when its digital is depressed; a pallet-wire.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun computing A dynamic
menu ; a list ofoptions in a computer application which appears below a heading when it is selected, and remains only as long as theuser needs it - noun biology a
technique by which aprotein isbeing brought down in atest tube byanother .
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Examples
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Choose from interior staterooms with pull-down beds as an option, ocean-view rooms with large windows, cabins with large balconies or suites with whirlpool baths.
Planning A Cruise On The Carnival Victory? Read Our Travel Guide The Huffington Post 2011
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Click on this link and use the pull-down menus for the two cities in the middle panel under Schedules:
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We are now all masters of our font destinies, able to switch emotion with one click from the pull-down menu.
Confessions of a Typomaniac Simon Garfield 2011
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How to find the reading level of a book: Go to the Microsoft Word pull-down “Help” menu.
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Click on this link and use the pull-down menus for the two cities in the middle panel under Schedules:
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Don't settle for the default choice, but play around with the pull-down menu until what you have to say matches the way you say it.
Confessions of a Typomaniac Simon Garfield 2011
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He would warm up on the treadmill then do a circuit on machines like the seated row and the lat pull-down.
A Tailor-Made Plan to Lose Weight Christopher Shay 2011
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You'll find the "Privacy Settings" page under the "Account" pull-down at the top right of the page.
Not Me Dot Com Luke O'Neil 2011
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They started with simple exercises, walking on a flat treadmill and weight machines like the lat pull-down.
A Tailor-Made Plan to Lose Weight Christopher Shay 2011
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How to find the reading level of a book: Go to the Microsoft Word pull-down “Help” menu.
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