noughts and crosses — ► noughts and crosses a game in which two players seek to complete a row of either three noughts or three crosses drawn alternately in the spaces of a grid of nine squares. Main Entry: ↑nought … English terms dictionary
noughts and crosses — n [U] BrE a game in which two players write 0 or X in a pattern of nine squares, trying to win with a row of three 0s or three Xs American Equivalent: tick tack toe … Dictionary of contemporary English
noughts and crosses — noun uncount BRITISH the game of TICK TACK TOE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
noughts and crosses — noun 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 • Syn: ↑ticktacktoe,… … Useful english dictionary
noughts-and-crosses — /nɔts ən ˈkrɒsəz/ (say nawts uhn krosuhz) plural noun (construed as singular) a commonly played children s game in which two players set down alternately, in the nine compartments of a figure made of crossed lines, the one a cross, and the other… …
noughts and crosses — plural noun Brit. a game in which two players seek to complete a row of either three noughts or three crosses drawn alternately in the spaces of a grid of nine squares … English new terms dictionary
noughts and crosses — (British) tic tac toe, X s and O s … English contemporary dictionary
noughts-and-crosses — /nawts euhn kraw siz, kros iz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) Brit. tick tack toe (def. 1). [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
noughts and crosses — British name for tic tac toe … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
noughts and crosses — noun (U) BrE a game in which two players write 0 or X in a pattern of nine squares, trying to win with a row of three 0s or three Xs; ticktacktoe AmE noun noun (C) a word or group of words that represent a person (such as Michael or teacher or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English