Definition of noughts and crosses Noughts and crosses
noughts and cross•es
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British English
noughts and crosses
American English
tic-tac-toe
What does noughts and crosses mean?
WordNet
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| noughts and crosses - a game in which two players alternately put crosses and circles in one of the compartments of a square grid of nine spaces; the object is to get a row of three crosses or three circles before the opponent does | ||
| ticktacktoe, ticktacktoo, tick-tack-toe, tic-tac-toe, tit-tat-toe | ||
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Wiktionary 
- noughts and crosses (Noun)
A two-player game played on a three-by-three grid, in which players take it in turns to play 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.
