flake vs splinter

flake and splinter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flake	Yes	No	Yes	No
splinter	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, splinter is a hyponym of flake; that is, splinter is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flake:

Other hyponyms of flake include matchwood, exfoliation, scale, scurf, scurf, sliver.

flake (noun)	splinter (noun)
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
a person with an unusual or odd personality
a crystal of snow

flake (verb)	splinter (verb)
come off in flakes or thin small pieces	break up into splinters or slivers
cover with flakes or as if with flakes	withdraw from an organization or communion
form into flakes	divide into slivers or splinters