graduates

'graduates'

[alumnus.n.01] as in: a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

'graduates'

[graduate.n.02] as in: a measuring instrument for measuring fluid volume; a glass container (cup or cylinder or flask) whose sides are marked with or divided into amounts

'graduates'

[graduate.v.01] as in: receive an academic degree upon completion of one's studies

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Examples:
She graduated in 1990

'graduates'

[graduate.v.02] as in: confer an academic degree upon

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Examples:
This school graduates 2,000 students each year

'graduates'

[calibrate.v.01] as in: make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring

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Examples:
calibrate an instrument
graduate a cylinder