>>> As a noun, it's a second helping of a dish (not the vessel itself, can't help that, but what's poured inside) during a meal.
>>Excuse the pedantry, but In the example you used, it's an adjective.
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>English ---- what a language!!!!
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>It's a noun
>a measure of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute
>a measure of distance equal to one sixtieth of a minute of longitude/latitude
>a representative of one of the principle (pal?????) participants in a duel
>a second helping of a menu item of a meal (i.e. "I'll have seconds of that")
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>It's a verb
>to assist a participant in a duel
>to additionally sponsor a motion according rules of procedure
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>It's an adjective
>a second helping, etc.
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>I can't believe that English is unique in this multiple use of words. I would love to see equivalent examples of French, German, Spanish (languages I mimimally understand) as well as the various other languages represented here.

I guess every language has something the like. Try an interpreter for the German Boden.