English

Noun

noughts and crosses ‎(singular)

1. (games, Britain, New Zealand) 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.

Synonyms

• ticktacktoe or tic-tac-toe (US)

Translations

See also

• nine men's morris