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Qibla
- noun - a small terrorist group of Muslims in South Africa formed in the 1980s; was inspired by Ayatollah Khomeini to create an Islamic state in South Africa
- the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily prayers
Quale
- unknown - a quality or property as perceived or experienced by a person.
Qualm
- noun - a mild state of nausea
- reservation
- uneasiness about the fitness of an action
Quell
- verb - overcome or allay; "quell my hunger"
- suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"
Quill
- noun - a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
- pen made from a bird's feather
- the hollow spine of a feather
Quilt
- noun - bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
- create by stitching together
- stitch or sew together; "quilt the skirt"
Quoll
- - A marsupial of Australia (Dasyurus macrurus), about the size of a cat.
Rails
- noun - a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
- a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
- a horizontal bar (usually of wood or metal)
- any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
- complain bitterly
- convey (goods etc.) by rails; "fresh fruit are railed from Italy to Belgium"
- criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
- enclose with rails; "rail in the old graves"
- fish with a handline over the rails of a boat; "They are railing for fresh fish"
- lay with rails; "hundreds of miles were railed out here"
- provide with rails; "The yard was railed"
- separate with a railing; "rail off the crowds from the Presidential palace"
Rally
- noun - (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; "after a short rally Connors won the point"
- a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm
- a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness
- an automobile race run over public roads
- call to arms; of military personnel
- gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
- gather; "drum up support"
- harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
- return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
- the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"