cooktop
noun
cook·top
ˈku̇k-ˌtäp 
1
: the flat top of a range
2
: a built-in cabinet-top cooking apparatus containing usually four heating units
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The kitchen is nearby and includes an oven and induction cooktop, a sink, and cabinetry.
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Adam Williams
april 11, New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
Next the guys connect the cooktop, fireplace and dryer.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2026
Didier—tall, blondish, and well fed—took a black iron pan having fairly high, curving sides, set it near the edge of the hot, flat metal cooktop, filled it halfway with coarse salt, and every so often shook it back and forth.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
There is a gas cooktop and double wall ovens.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
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Adam Williams
april 11, New Atlas, 11 Apr. 2026
Next the guys connect the cooktop, fireplace and dryer.
—Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2026
Didier—tall, blondish, and well fed—took a black iron pan having fairly high, curving sides, set it near the edge of the hot, flat metal cooktop, filled it halfway with coarse salt, and every so often shook it back and forth.
—Jeffrey Steingarten, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2026
There is a gas cooktop and double wall ovens.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cooktop
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“Cooktop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooktop. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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