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

Making this dessert doesn't require any stovetop time or baking at all. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 July 2025

Similarly, stovetops, whether induction or gas, also generate heat that quickly fills an entire room. —Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2025

Lodge’s cast-iron skillet is pre-seasoned to prevent rusting and is durable enough for stovetop, oven, grill, and campfire use. —Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 17 June 2025

The kitchen’s highlights include a large island, two dishwashers, a double oven, gas stovetop and a hammered copper farm sink. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 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