Question: Here is one sentence: I mean no harm.
Here is another sentence: The sky is red this morning -- does that mean we're in for a storm?
Does the mean mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: It was a bewildering array of books.
Here is another sentence: His tools were in an orderly array on the basement wall.
Does the array mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: the same meaning

Question: Here is one sentence: A person makes his appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.
Here is another sentence: His sudden appearance surprised me.
Does the appearance mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer: different meanings

Question: Here is one sentence: I ride to work in a bus.
Here is another sentence: Ship rides at anchor.
Does the ride mean the same thing in the two sentences?

Answer:
different meanings