cross hair, cross wire – either of two fine mutually perpendicular lines that cross in the focus plane of an optical instrument and are use for sighting or calibration; “he had the target in his cross hairs”
eyepiece, ocular – combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments
network – a system of intersecting lines or channels; “a railroad network”; “a network of canals”
a. Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent: “obdurate conscience of the old sinner”(Sir Walter Scott).
b. Hardened against feeling; hardhearted: an obdurate miser.
2. Not giving in to persuasion; intractable. See Synonyms at inflexible.
[Middle English obdurat, from Late Latin obdrtus, past participle of obdrre, to harden, from Latin, to be hard, endure : ob-, intensive pref.; see ob- + drus, hard; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
auspicious – auguring favorable circumstances and good luck; “an auspicious beginning for the campaign”
propitious – presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success; “propitious omens”; “propitious gales speeded us along”; “a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration”
2. A critical or censorious remark: “entertained serious animadversions concerning the U.S.S.R. and its behavior on the international scene”(Adam B. Ulam).
[Latin animadversi, animadversin-, from animadversus, past participle of animadvertere, to turn the mind toward; see animadvert.]
2. A critical or censorious remark: “entertained serious animadversions concerning the U.S.S.R. and its behavior on the international scene”(Adam B. Ulam).
[Latin animadversi, animadversin-, from animadversus, past participle of animadvertere, to turn the mind toward; see animadvert.]
cold – having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration; “a cold climate”; “a cold room”; “dinner has gotten cold”; “cold fingers”; “if you are cold, turn up the heat”; “a cold beer”
meaningless, nonmeaningful – having no meaning or direction or purpose; “a meaningless endeavor”; “a meaningless life”; “a verbose but meaningless explanation”
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vacuous – devoid of matter; “a vacuous space”
empty – holding or containing nothing; “an empty glass”; “an empty room”; “full of empty seats”; “empty hours”
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