Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
tiare
Tiber
Tibet
Tibetan
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibeto-Burman
tibia
tibiofibular
tibiotarsus
TIBOR
tic
tic douloureux
tic-tac-toe
tich
Ticino
tick (1)
tick (2)
Click to move down the list of words
Print Preview
See pronunciation key
Search for "tick-tac..." in all of MSN Encarta
E-mail this entry
Blog about this entry on MSN Spaces
Download the MSN Encarta Right-Click Dictionary

tick-tack-toe

tick-tack-toe or tic-tac-toe


noun 
Definition:
 
game played with grid: a game played by two players who alternately mark squares in a grid with O's or X's, the winner being the first to get three marks in a row

[Probably an imitation of the sound of an earlier game in which players brought pencils down on slates with their eyes closed]
Advertisement

Also on Encarta
Englishtown: Learn English online
Our Partners
Also on MSN
Encarta Message Boards (© Rubberball/Jupiterimages)
MSN Shopping
Encarta RSS Feeds
© 2008 Microsoft