noughts and crosses
English
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A completed game of noughts and crosses, in which the person playing noughts has won.
Pronunciation
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Noun
noughts and crosses (uncountable)
- (Britain, 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
- ticktacktoe or tic-tac-toe (US)
Translations
game — see tic-tac-toe
See also
- nine men's morris