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hotplate

hotplate

2 3.2
A small electric device that heats, cooks, or keeps food warm
  • noun
  • /ˈhɑːtˌpleɪt/
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  • He placed a pan on the hotplate to fry some eggs for breakfast.
  • an electric hotplate

Examples

  • Mrs. France whisked the toast out from the hotplate before it burned, flipped over the bacon, and finished laying out His Grouch's tray.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Rebecca couldn't retrieve sleep, so she made tea and toasted a slice of bread on the daredevil electric hotplate.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • The electric hotplate stood on the kitchen table, still warm.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • You have a small fridge and a hotplate right there.

  • No cooking except on the hotplate.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • They cooked on a hotplate in the garage.

    Blog text (14)
  • My boyfriend came to visit and saw how depleted I was, so we bought a hotplate and he showed me how to cook pasta and sausage in my dorm room.

    Blog text (13)
  • The bathroom is also the kitchen: it has a hotplate and a shelf of canned soup, canned chili, and canned spaghetti.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The electric hotplate was plugged in and ready for cooking dinner.

  • She used the hotplate to keep the soup warm while waiting for guests to arrive.

Synonyms

stove
vshotplate
  • US
110 1.0

A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food

is portable and used for small scale heating, cooking, or keeping food warm
hot plate
vshotplate
15 3.4

A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm

is the single word written form for the same device
griddle
vshotplate
15 2.7

A flat hot metal surface used to cook food like pancakes or sandwiches

is a portable electric appliance rather than just a cooking surface
griddler
vshotplate
5.3

A flat heated plate used to cook sandwiches, pancakes, or meat

is a general portable cooker used for heating, cooking, or keeping food warm
warming pan
vshotplate
4.8

A pan used to keep food warm before serving

is a portable electric device used also for active cooking, not only keeping warm
chafer
vshotplate
  • Specialized
7.2

A metal container that keeps cooked food warm at buffets

is a small portable electric cooker used in many settings, not only catering

How Hot

stove
  • US
110 1.0
hotplate
2 3.2
pilot burner
  • Specialized
6.1

Surface Forms

hotplate singular
hotplates plural

Morphology

hotplate = hot + plate (transparent) = hot + plate

A direct compound of 'hot' + 'plate'; the meaning of a heated flat surface or appliance is inferable from its parts.

Etymology

Hotplate comes from the two simple words hot and plate, meaning a 'hot' flat 'plate' used to heat food. So, a hotplate is a small portable electric device for cooking or keeping food warm.