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worktop

worktop noun: a surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.

Noun

worktop (plural worktops)

  1. (UK) A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
    • The cupboards were oak and the worktop was granite.

Forms of worktop

pluralworktops

Origin of worktop

From work + top.

Questions about worktop

What does worktop mean?
Worktop means a surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.
What part of speech is worktop?
Worktop is a noun.
What is the plural of worktop?
The plural of worktop is worktops.

Words near worktop in the dictionary

  1. worktexts
  2. worktime
  3. worktimes
  4. worktool
  5. worktools
  6. worktop
  7. worktops
  8. Worku
  9. workup
  10. workups
  11. Workus

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