stovetop

[stohv-top]

noun

the upper surface of a stove, especially the area used for cooking: a stovetop cluttered with unwashed pots and pans.

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adjective

pertaining to or suitable for use or preparation on the top of a cooking stove: stovetop meals; stovetop utensils.

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Origin of stovetop

stove¹ + top¹

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Examples from the Web for stovetop

Contemporary Examples

Finish the sauce by putting the roasting pan on the stovetop over medium-high heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries
Carla Hall
December 24, 2014
Cheaper models are just an electric heating element and a timer, at which point, you might as well just go back to the stovetop.
The 2012 Holiday Kitchen Gift Guide
Megan McArdle
December 13, 2012
Return the Dutch oven to the stovetop and working in batches, brown the lamb shanks on all sides.
Into the Heart of Turkey
Sophie Menin
September 28, 2010

British Dictionary definitions for stovetop

stovetop

noun

the US word for hob 1 (def. 1)

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