noughts and crosses
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Noun[edit]
noughts and crosses (uncountable)
- (UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, games) A two-player game played on a three-by-three grid, in which players take it in turns to place their respective symbol (either a nought or a cross) in a cell of the grid, the objective being to form a row, column or diagonal of three of one's own symbol.
Synonyms[edit]
- ticktacktoe or tic-tac-toe (US)
- zero cross or zeroes and crosses (India)
Translations[edit]
game — see tic-tac-toe