Question: Sentence 1: He took a course in basket weaving.
Sentence 2: She prepared a three course meal.
Does course mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: different meanings


Question: Sentence 1: This receptiveness is the key feature in oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur.
Sentence 2: He was testing the government's receptiveness to reform.
Does receptiveness mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer: the same meaning


Question: Sentence 1: We looked through the glass to see stars.
Sentence 2: Would you like a glass of milk?
Does glass mean the same thing in these two sentences?
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Answer:
different meanings