32. A computer system comprising: a memory; a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute one or more non-transitory programs stored in the memory; and a network interface coupled to the processor and a communication network, the network interface configured to send and receive data through the communication network; the one or more programs including instructions executable by the processor and when executed are configured to: receive, over the communications network, a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device; generate a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a set of merchandise items relevant to the search query; generate a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of a merchandise item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list; and send instructions to the user computing device to simultaneously display the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors by the user causing the one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors to be displayed to the user in the user interface with the plurality of search category selectors and with images separately representing each merchandise item in the set of merchandise items, at least one of the one or more alternative search terms and the one or more additional search terms being displayed at least partially overlapping one or more of the images representing the merchandise items in the list of merchandise items.
32. A computer system comprising: a memory; a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute one or more non-transitory programs stored in the memory; and a network interface coupled to the processor and a communication network, the network interface configured to send and receive data through the communication network; the one or more programs including instructions executable by the processor and when executed are configured to: receive, over the communications network, a search query from a user through a user interface of a user computing device; generate a set of search results based on the search query, the set of search results including a set of merchandise items relevant to the search query; generate a plurality of search category selectors based, at least in part, on the search query, each of the plurality of search category selectors being categorically representative, at least in part, of one or more properties of a merchandise item and representing a list of one or more additional search terms in a different category of search terms, search terms in each list of one or more additional search terms being distinct from the search category selector representing the list; and send instructions to the user computing device to simultaneously display the plurality of search category selectors to the user in the user interface, selection of one of the plurality of search category selectors by the user causing the one or more additional search terms represented by the one of the one or more search category selectors to be displayed to the user in the user interface with the plurality of search category selectors and with images separately representing each merchandise item in the set of merchandise items, at least one of the one or more alternative search terms and the one or more additional search terms being displayed at least partially overlapping one or more of the images representing the merchandise items in the list of merchandise items. 33. The system of claim 32 , wherein at least one of the plurality of search category selectors displayed in the user interface is inactive.