diff --git a/core/sequences/sequences.factor b/core/sequences/sequences.factor
index 7ff518819e..715b3b9107 100644
--- a/core/sequences/sequences.factor
+++ b/core/sequences/sequences.factor
@@ -985,6 +985,9 @@ PRIVATE>
 
 : subseq-start ( subseq seq -- i ) 0 subseq-start-from ; inline
 
+ALIAS: start subseq-start
+ALIAS: start* subseq-start-from
+
 : subseq? ( subseq seq -- ? ) subseq-start >boolean ;
 
 : drop-prefix ( seq1 seq2 -- slice1 slice2 )