noughts and crosses

Definitions of noughts and crosses

1. 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
   synonyms: tic-tac-toe, tick-tack-toe, ticktacktoe, ticktacktoo, tit-tat-toe

   type of:

   board game

   a game played on a specially designed board