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naughts and crosses

naughts and crosses is the alternative form of noughts and crosses.

Meaning of noughts and crosses

Noun

noughts and crosses (uncountable)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A 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.

Questions about naughts and crosses

What is naughts and crosses the alternative form of?
Naughts and crosses is the alternative form of noughts and crosses.

Words near naughts and crosses in the dictionary

  1. naughtly
  2. Naughton
  3. Naughtons
  4. Naughtons Gap
  5. naughts
  6. naughts and crosses
  7. naughty
  8. naughty bit
  9. naughty bits
  10. naughty list
  11. naughty lists

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