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

Shredded rotisserie chicken helps these bowl come together without having to turn on the oven or stovetop. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026

But portioning the layered dish into individual servings before cooking and steaming it on the stovetop? —Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026

But for occasional rice preparation, the stovetop method works perfectly well — and frees up valuable counter and cabinet space. —Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026

Remove from the oven and transfer to the stovetop. —Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 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