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cooktop

cooktop noun: one designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table.

Noun

cooktop (plural cooktops)

  1. (Canada, US) One designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table.
    Synonyms:
    hob
  2. (Canada, US) A stovetop: the top of a range (an appliance that has multiple burners and also an oven).
    • Holonyms: cookstove, stove, range
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Synonyms of cooktop

Forms of cooktop

pluralcooktops

Origin of cooktop

From cook + top.

Questions about cooktop

What does cooktop mean?
Cooktop means one designed to fit onto a surface such as the top of a table.
What part of speech is cooktop?
Cooktop is a noun.
What is the plural of cooktop?
The plural of cooktop is cooktops.

Words near cooktop in the dictionary

  1. cookstoves
  2. Cookstown
  3. cookt
  4. cooktent
  5. cooktents
  6. cooktop
  7. cooktops
  8. Cooktown
  9. Cooktown loquat
  10. cookware
  11. cookwares

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