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

Warm soup on the stovetop over medium heat, stirring occasionally. —Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 13 July 2025

The gnocchi on the stovetop, which riders will eat on the bus post-race, is momentarily unattended. —Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 12 July 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, 9 July 2025

This chicken recipe can be cooked on the grill, in the oven or on the stovetop. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 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