n. | 1. | The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers. |
adv. | 1. | In this or that manner; on this wise. |
2. | To this degree or extent; so far; so; |
Noun | 1. | thus - an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation |
Adv. | 1. | thus - (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" |
2. | thus - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) |