tic-tac-toe
noun
ˌtik-ˌtak-ˈtō 
variants or tick-tack-toe
: a game in which two players alternately put Xs and Os in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three Xs or three Os before the opponent does
Word History
Etymology
tic-tac-toe, former game in which players with eyes shut brought a pencil down on a slate marked with numbers and scored the number hit
First Known Use
circa 1866, in the meaning defined above
- as quick as a wink
- as quickly as humanly possible
- as quickly as possible
- as quiet as a mouse
- as regards
- as requested
- as respects
- as right as rain
- as scheduled
- as sick as a dog
- as smart as a whip
- as smooth as silk
- as sober as a judge
- as solid as a rock
- as someone or something goes
- as something as they come
- as soon as
- as soon as humanly possible
- as soon as possible
- as soon as the dust settles
- as soon/quickly as (humanly) possible
- as sound as a bell
- as stiff as a board
- as stubborn as a mule
- as such