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

Food trend experts are betting the coming year will bring it even closer to your stovetop. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Tristano said the meal kit industry has begun shifting from stovetop to microwave as convenience tops actual cooking in the post-pandemic world. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

These tiny grease-cutters are packed with enzymes and surfactants that cut through stubborn stovetop grime. — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 29 Oct. 2026

Kitchen equipment such as a stovetop, a fryer, and a pizza oven can be included in the sale. — Courtney Bell, Baltimore Sun, 22 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stovetop

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