graduate


graduate (http://definr.com/graduate)

     adj : of or relating to studies beyond a bachelor's degree;
           "graduate courses" [syn: graduate(a), postgraduate]
     n 1: a person who has received a degree from a school (high
          school or college or university) [syn: alumnus, alumna,
           alum, grad]
     2: a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass
        container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are
        marked with or divided into amounts
     v 1: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies;
          "She graduated in 1990"
     2: confer an academic degree upon; 'This school graduates 2,000
        students each year"
     3: make fine adjustments for optimal functioning "calibrate an
        instrument" [syn: calibrate, fine-tune]