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

• noughts and crosses
• tic-tac-toe
• tick-tack-toe
• ticktacktoo
• tit-tat-toe

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

• board game