What does GRADS mean?

Grads

1. Parts of Speech: Noun, Plural

2. Definitions:

1. Graduates; people who have completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma.
2. Short for "graduations," which refers to the markings on an instrument that indicate units of measurement.

3. Pronunciations:

• US: /ɡrædz/
• UK: /ɡrædz/

4. Origin and Usage:

The word "grads" is a shortened form of "graduates," which has been in use since the 15th century. It is commonly used to refer to people who have completed a course of study and received a degree or diploma. The word can also be used to refer to the markings on an instrument that indicate units of measurement, such as a protractor or a sextant.

5. Synonyms:

Alumni, degree holders, diploma recipients

6. Related Words:

Grade, grand, grasp, grass, grata

7. Example Sentences:

• The grads were excited to receive their diplomas at the graduation ceremony.
• He used a protractor with clear grads to measure the angle of the triangle.