12-Letter Words Ending: ARDS

• telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords

• protective covering consisting of a broad plank along a gunwale to keep water from splashing over the side

• protective covering consisting of a panel to protect people from the splashing water or mud etc.

• The primary circuit board of a personal computer, containing the circuitry for the central processing unit, keyboard, mouse and monitor, together with slots for other devices.

• The board used in the sport of paddleboarding

• a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

• a bank of keys on a musical instrument

• a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers

• a flexible board for jumping upward

• a beginning from which an enterprise is launched

• a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

• an academic cap with a flat square with a tassel on top

• a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward