fleck vs splinter

fleck and splinter both are nouns.

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

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

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

fleck (noun)	splinter (noun)
a small contrasting part of something	a small thin sharp bit of wood or glass or metal
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

fleck (verb)	splinter (verb)
make a spot or mark onto	break up into splinters or slivers
	withdraw from an organization or communion
	divide into slivers or splinters