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Graduate (Noun)

A person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university).

Nouns denoting people.

The university's commencement ceremony honored the newest graduates as they received their diplomas.
As a recent graduate, she was excited to start her career in her chosen field.
He moved back in with his parents after graduation, unsure of what to do next.
She was the valedictorian of her class and a proud graduate of Harvard University.
After years of hard work, the happy graduate walked off stage with her PhD in hand.

A measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts.

Nouns denoting man-made objects.

The laboratory technician carefully poured the liquid into the graduate to measure its exact volume.
She used a 100ml graduate to mix the chemicals for the experiment.
The graduate was marked with increments of 10ml, making it easy to measure the liquid.
The student filled the graduate with water to the 50ml mark and then added the dye.
The chemist used a large graduate to mix the solution, stirring it carefully to combine the ingredients.