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

Cleaning your electric stove burners requires a different method than a gas stovetop. —Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025

Spice Up the Air For an instant Christmas mood booster, brew an easy five-ingredient stovetop simmer like this one from blogger Jamielyn Nye, of I Heart Naptime. —Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025

Great for searing, sautéing, and safe to go from stovetop to oven, carbon steel pans are versatile and easy to use without breaking the bank. —Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025

Most are long and arcane reports written by lawyers, and are only slightly more entertaining to read than your average instruction manual for a VCR or induction stovetop. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 12 Dec. 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