noughts and crosses

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ˌnoughts and ˈcrosses noun [uncountable] British English  DGOa game in which two players write 0 or X in a pattern of nine squares, trying to win with a row of three 0’s or three X’s 画圈打叉游戏，画井游戏〔在“井”字的九个方格内，由两人轮流填写，谁能先把三个×或○列成一行即取胜〕 SYN American English tick-tack-toe

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noughts and crosses• Hunter carved a hideous noughts and crosses pattern on Heidi's naked bottom after strangling her with a belt.

ˌnoughts and ˈcrosses nounChineseSyllable  

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noughts and crosses
ˌnoughts and ˈcrosses noun [uncountable] British English
a game in which two players write 0 or X in a pattern of nine squares, trying to win with a row of three 0's or three X's
   SYN  tick-tack-toe American English

noughts and crossesBrE /ˌnɔːts ən ˈkrɒsɪz/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɔːts ən ˈkrɔːsɪz/ 🔊 (BrE) (NAmE ˌtic-tac-ˈtoe) noun [uncountable]

a simple game in which two players take turns to write Os or Xs in a set of nine squares. The first player to complete a row of three Os or three Xs is the winner. 圈叉游戏（二人轮流在井字形九格中画 O 或 X，先将三个 O 或 X 连成一线者获胜）