broom is to sweep as brush is to ?

answer must star with scr, spr, str or thr

What does a broom do? It sweeps.

What does a brush do? Hint: it begins with scr and some people use them to scr__ floors.

scray

Scrub

To find the word that matches the pattern given, we can think about words that start with "scr," "spr," "str," or "thr." Let's consider each option:

1. Scr: Some words that start with "scr" are "scratch," "scrape," and "screen." However, none of these words are related to cleaning or associated with a brush.

2. Spr: Some words that start with "spr" include "spray," "spring," and "spread." While these words are related to different actions, none of them match the action of brushing.

3. Str: Some words that start with "str" are "straighten," "stretch," and "strip." Again, while these words can describe various actions, none of them are directly related to using a brush.

4. Thr: Finally, some words that start with "thr" include "throw," "thrive," and "thrust." Similar to the previous selections, these words do not match the action associated with a brush.

Given the options we explored, it seems there isn't a word that directly matches the pattern "broom is to sweep as brush is to ___" with a word that begins with "scr," "spr," "str," or "thr." It's possible that there may not be a direct analogy for this particular pattern.