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

Try Cotton Swabs and Q-Tips Baseboards are generally much easier to clean than gas stovetops or toilet bowls, but their tight corners and narrow grooves can make the task of cleaning somewhat challenging. —Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 7 Feb. 2026

Don't use this compound near any glass surfaces, including windows, glassware, or glass stovetops, or there is a risk of damaging them. —Lauren David, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026

Never use ovens, stovetops, or outdoor grills to heat your home. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2026

Simply heat the pasta and the little frozen pucks of sauce together in the microwave or on the stovetop for an Italian-Korean feast. —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026

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