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Showing words for PARENTHESES using the English dictionary

11 Letter Words for Parentheses

parentheses

10 Letter Words for Parentheses

pantheress

9 Letter Words for Parentheses

apertness, aphereses, enhearses, enspheres, hasteners, herpestes, pareneses, peartness, phreneses, pretenses, ratheness, retheness, serenates, serpentes, shepstare, spreathes, spreethes, stephanes, taperness, thereness

8 Letter Words for Parentheses

antheses, arsheens, assenter, earnests, enhearse, enseraph, ensphere, ensteeps, entrepas, entresse, ereptase, esterase, estrepes, etherean, haptenes, hastener, heartens, hepsters, heptanes, hereness, herpeses, panthers, pasterns, pensters, pertness, petersen, phenates, phereses, praesens, preheats, presents, preteens, pretense, raptness, reassent, reshapes, sarsenet, seethers, septenar, serenate, serenest, serpents, sharpens, sharpest, sheerest, sheeters, shepster, sparthes, sperthes, sphaeres, spheares, spreathe, spreethe, steepens, steepers, stephane, terpenes, tesserae, threapen, trapeses

7 Letter Words for Parentheses

aethers, anseres, anthers, apersee, apheses, aptness, arpents, arsheen, aseethe, asperse, asprete, athenee, earnest, earthen, eastern, easters, enheart, enrapts, ensears, ensteep, entases, entraps, entrees, ernesse, estrepe, ethanes, ethenes, ethrane, haptene, haptens, haptere, harness, hartens, hastens, hatress, heapers, hearses, hearten, heastes, heaters, hepster, heptane, heptene, hestern, naether, nearest, nepetas, neshest, nesters, panters, panther, parents, pareses, pastern, pasters, patener, patness, peahens, pearten, peeress, peesash, penates, pensaes, pensees, penster, persant, pesante, pesants, pesetas, pesters, pethers, petrean, phasers, phearse, pheeres, pheeses, phenate, phrases, praeses, preases, preasse, preheat, preseen, present, presets, preteen, rashest, reheats, renests, repaste, repasts, repeats, repents, rephase, reseats, resents, reshape, resteep, retapes, retenes, saeters, sarsnet, sateens, searest, seaters, seether, seethes, senates, sensate, separte, sephens, septane, serapes, seraphs, serenes, serpent, shapers, sharpen, shaster, sheeter, sherpas, snathes, sneathe, sneaths, spahees, sparest, sparthe, sparths, spathes, spenser, sperate, sperthe, sphaere, sphaers, spheare, sphears, sphenes, spheres, spreath, steanes, steares, steepen, steeper, stephen, strenes, strepen, teasers, teeners, teheran, tephras, terpane, terpene, tessera, thaness, thenars, thereas, therese, threaps, threeps, threnes, traheen, transes, trashes, trepans

6 Letter Words for Parentheses

aether, anther, antres, aretes, arpens, arpent, ashets, aspens, aspern, aspers, assent, assert, asseth, asteep, asteer, astern, asters, athene, athens, earths, easers, easter, eaters, enates, enrapt, ensate, ensear, enseat, ensete, enstar, entera, enters, entrap, entree, entrep, ephete, erases, ernest, erthen, essart, essene, essera, esters, esther, etapes, eterne, ethane, ethene, ethers, haeres, hanses, hapten, harten, hasten, haster, hastes, haters, heaper, heares, hearse, hearst, hearts, heaste, heasts, heaten, heater, henter, hepars, hereat, herpes, herpet, herses, hesper, nasser, nather, neater, neeses, nepers, nepeta, nesher, nester, nether, panter, parens, parent, parsee, parses, parten, partes, pashes, passee, passen, passer, paster, pastes, patens, peahen, peares, pearst, peasen, penest, pensee, pernea, persea, perses, perten, pesant, peseta, pester, petars, peters, pether, petres, phares, phaser, phases, pheere, pheers, pheese, phenes, pheses, phrase, prases, prates, prease, preens, prents, presee, preses, preset, prests, pretan, psenes, pterna, ranees, ranses, raphes, rashes, rateen, reasts, reates, reests, reheap, reheat, rehete, renate, rentee, rentes, repass, repast, repeat, repent, repses, reseat, reseen, resees, resene, resent, resets, reshes, resnap, respan, restep, restes, retape, retene, rhenea, saeter, sanest, santee, sarsen, sateen, seater, seathe, seethe, senate, sephen, septan, serape, seraph, serena, serene, serest, shapen, shaper, shapes, shares, sharns, sharps, shears, sheens, sheers, sheets, sherpa, shnaps, shrape, snaper, snares, snaste, snathe, snaths, sneaps, sneath, sneers, sneesh, sneest, spaers, spahee, spanes, spares, sparse, sparth, sparts, spates, spathe, speans, spears, speats, speers, spense, sperse, sperst, sphaer, sphear, sphene, sphere, sprats, sprees, sprent, stanes, stapes, staphs, staree, stares, starns, steane, steans, steare, stears, steens, steeps, steers, stenar, steres, sterns, sthene, straes, straps, streen, streep, strene, streps, taheen, tapers, tasers, tashes, tasser, teaser, teases, teener, teenes, tehees, tensas, tenser, tenses, tepees, tephra, teraph, terass, ternes, terpen, thanes, thapes, thenar, therap, theres, theses, thraep, threep, threes, threne, threpe, transe, transp, trapes, treens, trepan

5 Letter Words for Parentheses

ahent, anser, antes, antre, apers, apert, apres, apses, apter, arent, arest, arete, arets, arnee, arpen, ashen, asher, ashes, ashet, aspen, asper, asset, aster, astre, atees, atren, earns, earsh, earst, earth, easer, eases, easts, eaten, eater, eathe, eeten, enapt, enate, enets, enhat, entea, enter, entre, epees, ephas, erase, erept, ernes, erses, esere, esnes, essee, essen, ester, estre, etape, etens, ether, etnas, hanse, hants, hares, harns, harps, harst, harts, hasnt, hasps, haste, hater, hates, heaps, heare, hears, heart, heast, heats, hents, hepar, heres, herne, herns, herse, hesps, hests, hetes, napes, nares, nates, nathe, neaps, nears, neath, neats, neeps, neese, neper, nerts, nests, neter, netes, panes, panse, pants, paren, pares, parse, parte, parts, pases, passe, paste, pasts, patee, paten, pates, paths, peans, peare, pears, peart, peats, peens, peers, peert, pense, penta, pents, perea, peres, perns, perse, perst, perth, perts, pesah, peste, pests, petar, petas, peter, petre, phaet, phane, phare, phase, pheer, phene, phese, phren, prase, prate, prats, preen, prees, prent, presa, press, preta, ranee, rants, rapes, raphe, rasen, rasps, rasse, rates, rathe, raths, reans, reaps, reast, reate, reens, reese, reest, renet, rente, rents, repas, repen, resat, resee, reset, rests, retan, retes, rethe, rheas, rheen, saner, sanes, sants, sates, seans, seare, sears, sease, seats, seeps, seers, senas, sensa, sense, sente, sents, septa, septs, sereh, seres, serta, setae, shans, shant, shape, shaps, share, sharn, sharp, shear, sheas, sheat, sheen, sheep, sheer, sheet, shent, shere, shets, shrap, snape, snaps, snare, snars, snash, snast, snath, sneap, sneer, snees, snerp, spaer, spaes, spane, spans, spare, spars, spart, spate, spath, spats, spean, spear, speat, speen, speer, spent, spete, spets, sprat, spree, spret, stane, staph, staps, stare, starn, stars, stash, stean, stear, steen, steep, steer, stens, steps, stere, stern, strae, strap, strep, tahrs, tanhs, tapen, taper, tapes, tares, tarns, tarps, tarse, taser, tasse, tears, tease, teene, teens, teers, tehee, tehrs, tenes, tense, tepas, tepee, terap, teras, terna, terne, terns, terse, thane, thans, thars, theer, thees, thens, there, these, thrae, thrap, three, trans, trape, traps, trash, trass, treas, treen, trees, tress, tsere

4 Letter Words for Parentheses

anes, anet, anre, ante, ants, aper, apes, apse, apts, aren, ares, aret, arte, arts, asps, asse, assn, asst, astr, ates, eans, earn, ears, ease, east, eath, eats, enes, ense, entr, epee, epha, eras, erat, eres, erne, erns, erse, ersh, erst, erth, eses, esne, esse, ests, etas, eten, ethe, eths, etna, haen, haes, hans, hant, haps, hare, harn, harp, hart, hasn, hasp, hast, hate, hats, heap, hear, heat, heep, heer, hens, hent, heps, hept, hera, here, hern, herp, hers, hert, hesp, hest, hete, hets, nape, naps, nare, nash, nast, natr, nats, neap, near, neat, neep, neer, neet, nepa, neps, nese, nesh, ness, nest, nete, neth, nets, pahs, pane, pans, pant, pare, pars, part, pase, pash, pass, past, pate, path, pats, pean, pear, peas, peat, peen, peer, pees, pehs, pene, pens, pent, pere, perh, pern, pers, pert, pesa, pess, pest, peta, pete, pets, phar, phat, prat, pree, pres, pret, psha, psst, psts, ptah, rahs, rane, rant, rape, raps, rapt, rash, rasp, rast, rate, rath, rats, rean, reap, reen, rees, reet, rehs, rent, reps, rept, resp, rest, rete, rets, rhea, rhet, sane, sans, sant, saps, sare, sars, sart, sash, sate, seah, sean, sear, seas, seat, seen, seep, seer, sees, sena, sene, sens, sent, sepn, seps, sept, sere, sers, sert, sese, seta, seth, sets, shan, shap, shea, shee, sher, shes, shet, shpt, snap, snar, snee, spae, span, spar, spas, spat, spet, stap, star, sten, step, ster, stra, stre, taen, tahr, tane, tanh, tans, tape, taps, tare, tarn, tarp, tars, tash, tass, tean, teap, tear, teas, teen, teer, tees, tehr, tene, tens, tepa, tepe, tera, tern, terp, thae, than, thar, thea, thee, then, trah, trap, tree, tres, trna

3 Letter Words for Parentheses

aer, aes, ahs, ane, ans, ant, ape, aph, apr, apt, are, arn, ars, art, ase, ash, asp, ass, ast, ate, atp, ean, ear, eas, eat, een, eer, ehs, ene, ens, epa, era, ere, ern, ers, ert, ese, esp, esr, ess, est, eta, eth, hae, han, hap, has, hat, hee, hen, hep, her, hes, het, hrs, hts, nae, nah, nap, nar, nas, nat, nea, nee, nep, net, nth, pah, pan, par, pas, pat, pea, pee, peh, pen, per, pes, pet, phr, pht, pre, prn, prs, pst, pta, pte, pts, rah, ran, rap, ras, rat, rea, ree, reh, rep, res, rha, rhe, rna, rps, rpt, rte, sah, san, sap, sar, sat, sea, see, sen, sep, ser, set, sha, she, shp, shr, sht, spa, sps, spt, sse, ssh, ssp, sta, str, tan, tap, tar, tas, tea, tee, ten, ter, tes, tha, the, tph, tps, tra, trp, trs, tsh, tsp, tss

Definitions for Parentheses

[1] either or both of a pair of signs ( ) used in writing to mark off an interjected explanatory or qualifying remark, to indicate separate groupings of symbols in mathematics and symbolic logic, etc.
[2] Usually parentheses. the material contained within these marks.
[3] Grammar . a qualifying, explanatory, or appositive word, phrase, clause, or sentence that interrupts a syntactic construction without otherwise affecting it, having often a characteristic intonation and indicated in writing by commas, parentheses, or dashes, as in William Smith—you must know him—is coming tonight.
[4] an interval.
[5] a phrase, often explanatory or qualifying, inserted into a passage with which it is not grammatically connected, and marked off by brackets, dashes, etc
[6] Also called: bracket either of a pair of characters, (), used to enclose such a phrase or as a sign of aggregation in mathematical or logical expressions
[7] an intervening occurrence; interlude; interval
[8] in parenthesis inserted as a parenthesis

Words related to Parentheses

parenthesisfootnote, excursus, divagation, aside, note, deviation, incident, divergence, detour, variation, divergency, diversion, tangent, difference, episode, departure, irrelevancy, wandering, excursion, deflection

Words nearby Parentheses

parenthesisparental leave, parenteral, parenteric fever, parentese, parentheses, parenthesis, parenthesize, parenthetical, parenthood, parenticide, parenting

Origin of Parentheses

is1560–70; < Late Latin < Greek parénthesis a putting in beside. See par-, en-2, thesis

Word origin for Parentheses

isC16: via Late Latin from Greek: something placed in besides, from parentithenai, from para- 1 + en- ² + tithenai to put

Synonyms for Parentheses

apostrophe, aside, deflection, departure, detour, deviation, difference, divagation, divergence, divergency, diversion, drifting, episode, excursion, excursus, footnote, incident, irrelevancy, note, tangent, variation, wandering, discursion, obiter dictum, rambling