menu Definition
menu (men′yo̵̅o̅; occas. mān′-)
noun pl. men′us
- a detailed list of the foods served at a meal or of the foods available at a restaurant; bill of fare
- the foods served
- a list, displayed as on a computer video screen, of the various functions available for selection by the user
Etymology: Fr, small, detailed < L minutus: see minute
menu Synonyms
menu Usage Examples
Preposition: on
left: Choose pages to visit from the menu on the left.
Converse of object
- navigate: To navigate the menus you use a pair of tiny left/right buttons and an up/down toggle.
- them: Like the Phantom Menace DVD before it, the Clones DVD features menus themed around locations found in the film.
Adjective modifier
- drop-down: From the drop-down menu, select the field to search.
- pull-down: Commands to add or delete appointments might be accessed via a pull-down menu.
- pop-up: How do I make a pop-up menu in HTML?
- popup: Click on the Jmol text in the above diagram to show a popup menu.
- left-hand: Please select one of the items below or navigate via the left-hand side menu.
- dropdown: Use the dropdown menus to find the criteria you want, then click the search button at the bottom.
Modifies a noun
- bar: Please use the links in the menu bar at the top to find out more.
- item: New: file menu item to find text in files.
- option: Select ' Edit ' from the top pull down menu options.
- button: Click on the menu buttons on the right for more information.
- screen: There's no menu screen, the disk takes you straight into the main feature.
Noun used with modifier
- carte: Main courses from the a la carte menu cost £ 12.50.
- drop-down: Select a printer via the ' Printer: ' drop-down menu.
- navigation: The navigation menu at left appears on each major page.
- shortcut: The shortcut menu ( 3 ) provides a quick link to various useful areas of the site.
- pulldown: Depending upon the current system, 3 sliders below the pulldown menu allow you to alter the current color.
- sub: Actually, it's a sub menu - a menu on a menu!
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