Burn
Burn verb - To be on fire especially brightly.
Usage example: all evening long we just sat there, contentedly watching the Yule log burn
Melt and burn are semantically related. in be on fire topic. In some cases you can use "Melt" instead a verb "Burn".
Melt
Melt verb - To cease to be visible.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Magic Pants: Extremis users can generate enough heat to cut through steel like a hot knife through butter, but their clothes are apparently made of some amazing material that will never melt or burn.
Source: Film / Iron Man 3 -
This is lampshaded if you examine the plank:Dan: Won't it burn or melt or anything?
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Superbitch has the ability to burn/melt and cure vision problems with her eyebeams.
Source: Eye Beams / Web Comics
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