light bulb

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

light bulb
    n 1: electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent
         glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten)
         that emits light when heated by electricity [syn: {light
         bulb}, {lightbulb}, {bulb}, {incandescent lamp}, {electric
         light}, {electric-light bulb}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

lightbulb \lightbulb\, light bulb \light bulb\n.
   A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected
   to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light
   when heated by passage of electricity through the filament;
   -- used as the replaceable light-emitting component of an
   electric lamp, flashlight, lighting fixture, etc.

   Syn: light bulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light,
        electric-light bulb.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

21 Moby Thesaurus words for "light bulb":
      candle, electric light bulb, fire, flame, glim, illuminant,
      illuminator, incandescent body, lamp, lantern, light, light source,
      luminant, luminary, match, moon, source of light, stars, sun,
      taper, torch