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
Ligaya FiguerasAcross the room a … mouse moved over the stove top and browsed for drippings from the big pot.—William Least Heat-Moon
William Least Heat-MoonInside 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 nounBrian McVicara stovetop kettle
Barbecue sauce from the bottle pales beside the 15-minute stovetop version here.—Lillian Chou
Lillian ChouExamples of stovetop in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The canine must twist one of the stove's dials because the boxes on the stovetop soon catch fire, and the blaze starts to spread.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Remove the poor bunny from the stovetop and check out all of the movies and shows leaving Netflix in July below.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 July 2024
The legendary chef and author Edna Lewis knew that stovetop asparagus is its own special creature.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 7 Mar. 2024
Some of these recipes require minimal cooking on the stovetop, which doesn't heat the kitchen a ton.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
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Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Remove the poor bunny from the stovetop and check out all of the movies and shows leaving Netflix in July below.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 1 July 2024
The legendary chef and author Edna Lewis knew that stovetop asparagus is its own special creature.
—Scott Hocker, theweek, 7 Mar. 2024
Some of these recipes require minimal cooking on the stovetop, which doesn't heat the kitchen a ton.
—Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for stovetop
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“Stovetop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stovetop. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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