Q: Does "figure" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.

He made a figure of Santa Claus.

A: different meanings

Q: Does "work" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

This dough does not work easily.

My wife never worked.

A: different meanings

Q: Does "space" have the same meaning in the following two sentences?

They stopped at an open space in the jungle.

They tested his ability to locate objects in space.

A:
different meanings