thus
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- noun
- /θʌs/
- Archaic
- In ancient temples, priests would burn thus as an offering to the gods.
Examples
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The embalming process included the use of thus to preserve the body.
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The ancient Egyptians used thus for embalming.
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Boxes of rare thus were imported from distant lands for the royal ceremony.
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The priests burned thus during the ceremony.
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In ancient temples, priests would burn thus as an offering to the gods.
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The embalming process included the use of thus to preserve the body.
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The ancient Egyptians used thus for embalming.
Synonyms
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9.6
Sticky gum from trees with a strong scent used as incense
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A sticky material some plants make, like amber, that people use in varnish and glue
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A sticky natural substance from trees used to make medicines, varnish, and incense
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A sticky gum from certain trees that smells pleasant when burned and people use for incense and perfume
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A hard pale material from certain trees used in varnish, incense, and to make paint shiny
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A fragrant gum from trees used for perfume and incense
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A brittle scented resin used to make varnish and incense
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A gum from some plants used in perfumes and incense with a strong bitter smell
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A sticky substance with a strong smell from sweet gum trees used in perfumes and medicines
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A fragrant sticky gum from plants used long ago in medicine and perfumes
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A natural substance with a pleasant smell that trees and plants make and people use in perfume, incense, and medicine
A fragrant resin from trees burned as incense in religious ceremonies
A thick sticky substance from some trees that people burn to make a pleasant smell and use in perfume
A sticky substance from trees with a sweet scent used to protect skin and scent perfumes and incense
A fragrant resin from trees used in perfumes and to soothe irritated skin
A fragrant resin from trees used in incense, varnish, and perfume
A thick sticky substance from rockrose bushes that helps perfume keep its smell
A sticky substance from some tropical trees that people use to make varnish and incense
A sticky, fragrant substance from a plant used in medicine and to make varnish
A bitter, strong-smelling gum that people use in traditional medicine and as a spice
A dark aromatic gum from the tree used in medicine and to make varnish
A sticky gum from the poisonous hemlock plant
Idioms
- Informal
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To talk about things already mentioned when the details are not important
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word thus as a noun comes from an old word for a fragrant resin used as 'incense' in temples and burials, so you can remember it as the special gum people burned in ceremonies.