UKuk/ˌnɔːts ən ˈkrɒs.ɪz/us/ˌnɑːts ən ˈkrɑː.sɪz/(UStic-tac-toe)
agameplayedon apieceofpaperin which twoplayerswrite either O or X in apatternof ninesquares. It iswonby the firstplayerwhoplacesthree Os or three Xs in astraightline.
You had better get a new set of lessons innoughtsandcrosses, and see which is going to work out.
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At the end of the war there was a paper filled in likenoughtsandcrosses.
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He was putting hisnoughtsandcrossesand his ones and twos on a piece of paper.
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Under these conditions, figures lose their significance and become merenoughtsandcrosses.
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We are assuming that this hypercube is completely filled withnoughtsandcrosses.
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Compare chess withnoughtsandcrosses.
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