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

Here’s how to make bacon on the stovetop without a greasy mess: Skip the skillet! —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 13 May 2025

Fletcher noticed that when the air quality dipped in her home, say after lighting candles or cooking on the stovetop, the auto setting kicks in. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 12 May 2025

This can be in a preheated 350°F oven, covered with foil to retain moisture, on the stovetop, adding a splash of chicken broth or water as needed, or in the microwave until heated through. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 10 May 2025

After cooking your filling on the stovetop, the most involved part is wrapping and shaping the dumplings. —Lizzy Briskin, SELF, 2 May 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