<Li> a small burrowing mammal </Li> <Li> consequently, there are several different entities called moles (see the Mole disambiguation page). Although these refer to different things, their names derive from 1 .: e.g. A Mole burrows for information hoping to go undetected . </Li> <Dd> However: other senses of the word--the skin blemish, the breakwater, the unit of measure, and the Mexican sauce--are homonyms, not polysems, as they are each etymologically distinct . </Dd> <Dl> <Dt> Bank </Dt> <Dd> <Ol> <Li> a financial institution </Li> <Li> the building where a financial institution offers services </Li> <Li> a synonym for' rely upon' (e.g. "I'm your friend, you can bank on me"). It is different, but related, as it derives from the theme of security initiated by 1 . </Li> </Ol> </Dd> <Dd> However: a river bank is a homonym to 1 and 2, as they do not share etymologies . It is a completely different meaning . River bed, though, is polysemous with the beds on which people sleep . </Dd> </Dl>

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