diff --git a/basis/db/db.factor b/basis/db/db.factor
index 4e3fe49947..eac22a2999 100755
--- a/basis/db/db.factor
+++ b/basis/db/db.factor
@@ -116,19 +116,6 @@ M: object execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
 : default-query ( query -- result-set )
     query-results [ [ sql-row ] query-map ] with-disposal ;
 
-SYMBOL: in-transaction
-HOOK: begin-transaction db ( -- )
-HOOK: commit-transaction db ( -- )
-HOOK: rollback-transaction db ( -- )
-
-: in-transaction? ( -- ? ) in-transaction get ;
-
-: with-transaction ( quot -- )
-    t in-transaction [
-        begin-transaction
-        [ ] [ rollback-transaction ] cleanup commit-transaction
-    ] with-variable ;
-
 : sql-query ( sql -- rows )
     f f <simple-statement> [ default-query ] with-disposal ;
 
@@ -140,3 +127,20 @@ HOOK: rollback-transaction db ( -- )
             [ sql-command ] each
         ! ] with-transaction
     ] if ;
+
+SYMBOL: in-transaction
+HOOK: begin-transaction db ( -- )
+HOOK: commit-transaction db ( -- )
+HOOK: rollback-transaction db ( -- )
+
+M: db begin-transaction ( -- ) "BEGIN" sql-command ;
+M: db commit-transaction ( -- ) "COMMIT" sql-command ;
+M: db rollback-transaction ( -- ) "ROLLBACK" sql-command ;
+
+: in-transaction? ( -- ? ) in-transaction get ;
+
+: with-transaction ( quot -- )
+    t in-transaction [
+        begin-transaction
+        [ ] [ rollback-transaction ] cleanup commit-transaction
+    ] with-variable ;
diff --git a/basis/db/queries/queries.factor b/basis/db/queries/queries.factor
index 023ef3d9a8..ede7612942 100644
--- a/basis/db/queries/queries.factor
+++ b/basis/db/queries/queries.factor
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@ M: retryable execute-statement* ( statement type -- )
     [ 0 sql-counter rot with-variable ] curry { "" { } { } } nmake
     <simple-statement> maybe-make-retryable ; inline
 
-M: db begin-transaction ( -- ) "BEGIN" sql-command ;
-M: db commit-transaction ( -- ) "COMMIT" sql-command ;
-M: db rollback-transaction ( -- ) "ROLLBACK" sql-command ;
-
 : where-primary-key% ( specs -- )
     " where " 0%
     find-primary-key dup column-name>> 0% " = " 0% bind% ;
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ M: db <update-tuple-statement> ( class -- statement )
 M: random-id-generator eval-generator ( singleton -- obj )
     drop
     system-random-generator get [
-        63 [ 2^ random ] keep 1 - set-bit
+        63 [ random-bits ] keep 1- set-bit
     ] with-random ;
 
 : interval-comparison ( ? str -- str )
@@ -154,22 +150,22 @@ M: db <select-by-slots-statement> ( tuple class -- statement )
 
 : do-group ( tuple groups -- )
     [
-        ", " join " group by " prepend append
+        ", " join " group by " swap 3append
     ] curry change-sql drop ;
 
 : do-order ( tuple order -- )
     [
-        ", " join " order by " prepend append
+        ", " join " order by " swap 3append
     ] curry change-sql drop ;
 
 : do-offset ( tuple n -- )
     [
-        number>string " offset " prepend append
+        number>string " offset " swap 3append
     ] curry change-sql drop ;
 
 : do-limit ( tuple n -- )
     [
-        number>string " limit " prepend append
+        number>string " limit " swap 3append
     ] curry change-sql drop ;
 
 : make-query ( tuple query -- tuple' )
diff --git a/basis/db/tuples/tuples.factor b/basis/db/tuples/tuples.factor
index 94fa1a66e8..3c3bae3adc 100755
--- a/basis/db/tuples/tuples.factor
+++ b/basis/db/tuples/tuples.factor
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ IN: db.tuples
 
 ERROR: not-persistent class ;
 
-: db-table ( class -- obj )
+: db-table ( class -- object )
     dup "db-table" word-prop [ ] [ not-persistent ] ?if ;
 
-: db-columns ( class -- obj )
+: db-columns ( class -- object )
     superclasses [ "db-columns" word-prop ] map concat ;
 
-: db-relations ( class -- obj )
+: db-relations ( class -- object )
     "db-relations" word-prop ;
 
 : set-primary-key ( key tuple -- )
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ SYMBOL: sql-counter
     sql-counter [ inc ] [ get ] bi number>string ;
 
 ! returns a sequence of prepared-statements
-HOOK: create-sql-statement db ( class -- obj )
-HOOK: drop-sql-statement db ( class -- obj )
+HOOK: create-sql-statement db ( class -- object )
+HOOK: drop-sql-statement db ( class -- object )
 
-HOOK: <insert-db-assigned-statement> db ( class -- obj )
-HOOK: <insert-user-assigned-statement> db ( class -- obj )
-HOOK: <update-tuple-statement> db ( class -- obj )
-HOOK: <delete-tuples-statement> db ( tuple class -- obj )
+HOOK: <insert-db-assigned-statement> db ( class -- object )
+HOOK: <insert-user-assigned-statement> db ( class -- object )
+HOOK: <update-tuple-statement> db ( class -- object )
+HOOK: <delete-tuples-statement> db ( tuple class -- object )
 HOOK: <select-by-slots-statement> db ( tuple class -- tuple )
 TUPLE: query group order offset limit ;
 HOOK: <query> db ( tuple class query -- statement' )
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ HOOK: <count-statement> db ( tuple class groups -- n )
 
 HOOK: insert-tuple* db ( tuple statement -- )
 
-GENERIC: eval-generator ( singleton -- obj )
+GENERIC: eval-generator ( singleton -- object )
 
 : resulting-tuple ( exemplar-tuple row out-params -- tuple )
     rot class new [
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ GENERIC: eval-generator ( singleton -- obj )
         [ slot-name>> ] dip set-slot-named
     ] curry 2each ;
 
-: with-disposals ( seq quot -- )
+: with-disposals ( object quotation -- )
     over sequence? [
         [ with-disposal ] curry each
     ] [
diff --git a/basis/db/types/types-docs.factor b/basis/db/types/types-docs.factor
index d60878555a..ded13137af 100644
--- a/basis/db/types/types-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/db/types/types-docs.factor
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ HELP: db-assigned-id-spec?
      { "?" "a boolean" } }
 { $description "" } ;
 
-HELP: double-quote
-{ $values
-     { "string" string }
-     { "new-string" null } }
-{ $description "" } ;
-
 HELP: find-primary-key
 { $values
      { "specs" null }
@@ -266,12 +260,6 @@ HELP: set-slot-named
      { "value" null } { "name" null } { "obj" object } }
 { $description "" } ;
 
-HELP: single-quote
-{ $values
-     { "string" string }
-     { "new-string" null } }
-{ $description "" } ;
-
 HELP: spec>tuple
 { $values
      { "class" class } { "spec" null }