Synonyms of the word

alum

• n. An astringent salt, usually occurring in the form of pale crystals, much used in the dyeing and tanning…
• n. (chemistry) Any similar double sulphate in which either or both of the potassium and aluminium is wholly…
• v. (transitive) To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum.
• n. (US) A graduate of a university or other institution.

aluminium

• n. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number…
• n. (countable) A single atom of this element.

aluminum

• n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
• n. (countable) A single atom of this element.
• n. (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.

alumna

• n. A female pupil or student (especially of a university or college).
• n. A female graduate.

alumnus

• n. A male pupil or student.
• n. A male graduate.
• n. A student of either gender.
• n. A graduate of either gender.

astringent

• n. A substance which draws tissue together, thus restricting the flow of blood.
• adj. Sharp, caustic, severe.
• adj. (medicine) Having the effect of drawing tissue together; styptic.

bookman

• n. (Old English Law) One who held bookland.
• n. A studious or learned man; a scholar; a student; one who is more familiar with books than with people…
• n. One who sells or publishes books; a bookseller.

grad

• n. Abbreviation of graduate.
• n. Abbreviation of graduation.
• n. (geometry, trigonometry) Abbreviation of gradian.
• n. Alternative letter-case form of Grad.

graduate

• n. A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at…
• n. (US, Canada) A person who is recognized by a high school as having completed the requirements of a course…
• n. A graduated (marked) cup or other container, thus fit for measuring.
• adj. graduated, arranged by degrees.
• adj. holding an academic degree.
• adj. relating to an academic degree.
• v. (intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements…
• v. (transitive, proscribed) To be certified as having earned a degree from; to graduate from (an institution).
• v. (transitive) To certify (a student) as having earned a degree.
• v. (transitive) To mark (something) with degrees; to divide into regular steps or intervals, as the scale…
• v. (intransitive) To change gradually.
• v. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the…
• v. (chemistry) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by evaporation, as a fluid.
• v. To taper, as the tail of certain birds.

scholar

• n. A student; one who studies at school or college, typically having a scholarship.
• n. A specialist in a particular branch of knowledge.
• n. A learned person; a bookman.

student

• n. A person who studies or learns about a particular academic subject.
• n. (figuratively) A person seriously devoted to some subject, whether academic or not.
• n. A person enrolled at a university.
• n. (chiefly Canada, US) A schoolchild.

styptic

• adj. Bringing about contraction of tissues; harsh, raw, austere.
• adj. Specifically, that stops bleeding.
• n. A substance used for styptic results.