thus in WordNet English dictionary

1. an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
   frankincense  olibanum  gum olibanum  thus 
   

1. (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"
   therefore  hence  thence  thus  so  therefore  hence  thence  thus  so 
   
2. in the way indicated
   "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)
   thus  thusly  so  thus  thusly  so