Meanings
- CommonwealthIrelandUKuncountablegamesA 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: tic-tac-toe, ticktacktoe, zero cross, zeroes and crosses
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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noughts and crosses. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noughts%20and%20crosses
“noughts and crosses.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noughts%20and%20crosses. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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