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

There’s a reason why Le Creuset’s Dutch ovens are perpetually perched on many a stovetop in AD. — Angela Tafoya, Architectural Digest, 23 June 2026

The wide base gives you plenty of room to brown meat and vegetables on the stovetop before transferring everything to the oven for braising or roasting. — Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026

This version is made on the stovetop with all the fixings. — Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2026

How Often To Clean A Backsplash To keep grease and food splatters from building up on your tile backsplash, wipe down the area behind your stovetop with a damp sponge after cooking a heavy meal. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 June 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