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stovetop

stovetop

7 2.4
The flat top of a stove where you put pots and pans to cook
  • noun
  • /ˈstoʊvˌtɑp/
  • US
translation icon : superficie de la estufa
  • If you don't have a slow cooker, you can also do this on the stovetop.
  • stovetop pan
  • stovetop burners
  • cooking on a stovetop

Examples

  • I was utterly charmed by the kitchenette, with its two-burner stovetop and miniature refrigerator.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • If you miss that smell, the old-fashioned coffee pots that you use on the stovetop are still available.

    Blog text (13)
  • The stainless-steel surface of the stovetop shone like silver.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • In the winter, the teakettle whistled on the stovetop.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Voices murmured inside the house; a pot banged on a stovetop.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The Whirley Pop stovetop popcorn popper makes quite a good job of roasting coffee.

    Blog text (20)
  • His trailer was sparsely furnished and, except for a few charred ovals crusted to the stovetop, it was immaculate.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Someone must heat water—often on open fires or propane stovetops—for laundry, bathing, and cooking.

    Academic text (2008)
  • She placed the frying pan on the stovetop to prepare breakfast.

  • The old stovetop was covered in grease from years of cooking.

Synonyms

stove
vsstovetop
  • US
110 1.0

A kitchen appliance with hot burners used to cook food

is only the flat top area used for placing pots and pans
cooktop
vsstovetop
  • US
3 3.6

A flat surface with burners for cooking food built into a kitchen counter

is the stove's upper surface rather than a built-in counter unit
hob
vsstovetop
  • UK
1 5.1

A flat cooking surface on a stove for heating pots and pans

is the specific top area of a stove used to hold pots and pans

How Fast

microwave
133 1.0
stovetop
  • US
7 2.4
oven
415 1.0
crock-pot
  • US
1 3.2

Surface Forms

stovetop singular
stovetops plural

Morphology

stovetop = stove + top (transparent) = stove + top

Direct compound of 'stove' + 'top'; a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer 'the upper surface of a stove'.

Etymology

Stovetop comes from the simple combination of stove and top, literally meaning the 'top of the stove' where pots and pans sit. So it refers to the flat upper surface of a stove used for cooking.