stovetop

noun

stove·​top ˈstōv-ˌtäp 

variants or stove top or less commonly stove-top

plural stovetops or stove tops also stove-tops

: the top of a range (see range entry 1 sense 2) that has burners or heating elements

… a new, fabulous … range with a five-burner stovetop that, woe is me, I barely got to cook on before heading to Atlanta …

—Ligaya Figueras

Across the room a … mouse moved over the stove top and browsed for drippings from the big pot.

—William Least Heat-Moon

Inside the building … users have access to a shiny, new kitchen complete with two electric convection ovens, a fryer …, a griddle, a stove-top with 12 burners as well as a freezer and cold storage.

—Brian McVicar

—sometimes used before another noun

a stovetop kettle

Barbecue sauce from the bottle pales beside the 15-minute stovetop version here.

—Lillian Chou

Examples of stovetop in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This set can withstand oven temperatures up to 400°F and can be used on any stovetop. —Nora Colomer, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025

Tackling tough medical crises comes first, but the writers have skillfully set a dozen subplots bubbling on the stovetop and tended to them throughout the season. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2025

To cook it on the stovetop: Cook it over medium-low heat with a splash of water in a skillet; alternatively, place frozen corn in a double boiler over boiling water and cook as the package directs, until tender. —Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2025

To make a cup of turmeric hot chocolate, bring a cup of your preferred unsweetened milk to a simmer on the stovetop. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stovetop

• barbershop
• countertop
• lollipop
• mountaintop
• overtop
• photoshop
• tabletop
• turboprop
• atop
• backdrop
• backstop
• bebop