diff --git a/include/boost/histogram/detail/axes.hpp b/include/boost/histogram/detail/axes.hpp
index bbf2bd07..6e0c76b6 100644
--- a/include/boost/histogram/detail/axes.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/histogram/detail/axes.hpp
@@ -154,39 +154,39 @@ void range_check(const static_axes<Ts...>&) {
 
 namespace {
 template <int N, typename T>
-struct at_impl {};
+struct axis_at_impl {};
 
 template <int N, typename... Ts>
-struct at_impl<N, static_axes<Ts...>> {
+struct axis_at_impl<N, static_axes<Ts...>> {
   using type = mp11::mp_at_c<static_axes<Ts...>, N>;
 };
 
 template <int N, typename... Ts>
-struct at_impl<N, dynamic_axes<Ts...>> {
+struct axis_at_impl<N, dynamic_axes<Ts...>> {
   using type = axis::any<Ts...>;
 };
 }
 
 template <int N, typename T>
-using at = typename at_impl<N, T>::type;
+using axis_at = typename axis_at_impl<N, T>::type;
 
 template <int N, typename... Ts>
-auto get(static_axes<Ts...>& axes) -> at<N, static_axes<Ts...>>& {
+auto axis_get(static_axes<Ts...>& axes) -> axis_at<N, static_axes<Ts...>>& {
   return std::get<N>(axes);
 }
 
 template <int N, typename... Ts>
-auto get(const static_axes<Ts...>& axes) -> const at<N, static_axes<Ts...>>& {
+auto axis_get(const static_axes<Ts...>& axes) -> const axis_at<N, static_axes<Ts...>>& {
   return std::get<N>(axes);
 }
 
 template <int N, typename... Ts>
-axis::any<Ts...>& get(dynamic_axes<Ts...>& axes) {
+axis::any<Ts...>& axis_get(dynamic_axes<Ts...>& axes) {
   return axes[N];
 }
 
 template <int N, typename... Ts>
-const axis::any<Ts...>& get(const dynamic_axes<Ts...>& axes) {
+const axis::any<Ts...>& axis_get(const dynamic_axes<Ts...>& axes) {
   return axes[N];
 }
 
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ void indices_to_index(optional_index&, const Axes&) noexcept {}
 template <std::size_t D, typename Axes, typename... Us>
 void indices_to_index(optional_index& idx, const Axes& axes, const int j,
                       const Us... us) {
-  const auto& a = ::boost::histogram::detail::get<D>(axes);
+  const auto& a = axis_get<D>(axes);
   const auto a_size = a.size();
   const auto a_shape = a.shape();
   idx.stride *= (-1 <= j && j <= a_size); // set to 0, if j is invalid
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ template <std::size_t N, typename Axes, typename T>
 void indices_to_index_get(mp11::mp_size_t<N>, optional_index& idx, const Axes& axes,
                           const T& t) {
   constexpr std::size_t D = mp_size<T>() - N;
-  const auto& a = ::boost::histogram::detail::get<D>(axes);
+  const auto& a = axis_get<D>(axes);
   const auto a_size = a.size();
   const auto a_shape = a.shape();
   const auto j = static_cast<int>(std::get<D>(t));
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ template <std::size_t N, typename... Ts, typename Iterator>
 void args_to_index_iter(mp11::mp_size_t<N>, optional_index& idx,
                         const static_axes<Ts...>& axes, Iterator iter) {
   constexpr std::size_t D = sizeof...(Ts)-N;
-  const auto& a = ::boost::histogram::detail::get<D>(axes);
+  const auto& a = axis_get<D>(axes);
   const auto a_size = a.size();
   const auto a_shape = a.shape();
   const int j = a.index(*iter);
diff --git a/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp b/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp
index e2dd2ae3..0c1c65dc 100644
--- a/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/histogram/histogram.hpp
@@ -111,33 +111,33 @@ public:
 
   /// Get N-th axis (const version)
   template <int N>
-  auto axis(mp11::mp_int<N>) const -> const detail::at<N, axes_type>& {
+  auto axis(mp11::mp_int<N>) const -> const detail::axis_at<N, axes_type>& {
     detail::range_check<N>(axes_);
-    return detail::get<N>(axes_);
+    return detail::axis_get<N>(axes_);
   }
 
   /// Get N-th axis
   template <int N>
-  auto axis(mp11::mp_int<N>) -> detail::at<N, axes_type>& {
+  auto axis(mp11::mp_int<N>) -> detail::axis_at<N, axes_type>& {
     detail::range_check<N>(axes_);
-    return detail::get<N>(axes_);
+    return detail::axis_get<N>(axes_);
   }
 
   /// Get first axis (convenience for 1-d histograms, const version)
-  const detail::at<0, axes_type>& axis() const { return axis(mp11::mp_int<0>()); }
+  const detail::axis_at<0, axes_type>& axis() const { return axis(mp11::mp_int<0>()); }
 
   /// Get first axis (convenience for 1-d histograms)
-  detail::at<0, axes_type>& axis() { return axis(mp11::mp_int<0>()); }
+  detail::axis_at<0, axes_type>& axis() { return axis(mp11::mp_int<0>()); }
 
   /// Get N-th axis with runtime index (const version)
   template <typename U = axes_type, typename = detail::requires_dynamic_axes<U>>
-  const detail::at<0, U>& axis(int i) const {
+  const detail::axis_at<0, U>& axis(int i) const {
     return axes_[i];
   }
 
   /// Get N-th axis with runtime index
   template <typename U = axes_type, typename = detail::requires_dynamic_axes<U>>
-  detail::at<0, U>& axis(int i) {
+  detail::axis_at<0, U>& axis(int i) {
     return axes_[i];
   }