I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ tiny
▪ glass , metal , wood , wooden
VERB + SPLINTER
▪ get , have
▪ pull out , remove , take out
SPLINTER + VERB
▪ lodge
SPLINTER + NOUN
▪ faction , group , party ( all figurative )
▪
a radical ~ group of the organization
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
A small ~ of metal had lodged in his thumb.
II.
verb
Splinter is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ glass , ↑ wood