stovetop

[stohv-top]

noun

1. the upper surface of a stove, stave, especially the area used for cooking.

   a stovetop cluttered with unwashed pots and pans.

adjective

1. pertaining to or suitable for use or preparation on the top tops of a cooking stove: stave.

   stovetop meals; stovetop utensils.

stovetop

/ ˈstəʊvˌtɒp /

noun

1. the US word for hob 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of stovetop¹

stove ¹ + top ¹

Example Sentences

Case in point: a single slice of American cheese in her stovetop mac keeps the sauce perfectly smooth, and suddenly, mastery feels delightfully achievable.

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Five minutes later, the cotton clothes are shrinking in high heat and the rice is burning on the stovetop.

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We finally slid it next to the stovetop, agreeing to cede a sliver of counter in exchange for the promise of hot, pressed sandwiches.

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Her electronic devices included saved videos of her cooking liquid ketamine on a stovetop to convert it to powder, prosecutors say.

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Especially when it’s 94 degrees and the very thought of stovetop steam feels like betrayal.

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