Tic-tac-toe (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- I love playing tic-tac-toe with my little brother whenever we're on a long car ride.
- She won the game of tic-tac-toe against her best friend with a clever move in the corner square.
- Tic-tac-toe is one of the most popular paper-and-pencil games in the world, enjoyed by people of all ages.
- After a few minutes of intense concentration, John finally won the game of tic-tac-toe against his opponent.
- My computer science teacher created a program that allows us to play tic-tac-toe against the computer.